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Palo Seco Plant

Puerto Rico · EIA plant ID 61149 · Operator: puerto rico electric pwr auth
OilPetroleum Liquids
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Nameplate728MWSummer 479 MW
Generators10in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1960

Capacity factor by year

Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
No capacity factor available.

Heat rate by year

Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.

Generators

EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
Gen IDTechnologyPrime moverNameplate MWSummer MWOnlineStatusPlanned retirementOEM / model
1Petroleum LiquidsST8578.3Jun 1960Operating—coming soon
1-1Petroleum LiquidsGT2121Dec 1972Operating—coming soon
1-2Petroleum LiquidsGT2121Dec 1972Operating—coming soon
2Petroleum LiquidsST8578.8Mar 1961Operating—coming soon
2-1Petroleum LiquidsGT2121Dec 1972Operating—coming soon
2-2Petroleum LiquidsGT2121Dec 1972Operating—coming soon
3Petroleum LiquidsST216196.3Feb 1970Operating—coming soon
3-1Petroleum LiquidsGT2121Feb 1973Operating—coming soon
3-2Petroleum LiquidsGT2121Mar 1973Operating—coming soon
4Petroleum LiquidsST216—Jul 1970Operating—coming soon

Owner / operator

Operator: puerto rico electric pwr auth. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
puerto rico electric pwr auth100.0%728 MW

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