J T DeelyRetired
Bexar County, Texas · EIA plant ID 6181 · Operator: City of San Antonio - (TX)
×932 MW coal retired since 2020 (latest Jan 2023)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online—
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
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.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5,764.9 | 79.3% | 10,459 |
| 2002 | 5,656.5 | 79.7% | 10,445 |
| 2003 | 5,867 | 82.7% | 10,409 |
| 2004 | 5,921.6 | 83.2% | 10,625 |
| 2005 | 5,915.8 | 83.4% | 10,690 |
| 2006 | 5,502.7 | 81.6% | 10,613 |
| 2007 | 5,320.4 | 73.6% | 10,607 |
| 2008 | 5,253.6 | 68.7% | 10,064 |
| 2009 | 4,611.5 | 60.4% | 10,082 |
| 2010 | 5,557.5 | 72.8% | 10,161 |
| 2011 | 6,318.2 | 82.8% | 10,072 |
| 2012 | 3,765.3 | 51.0% | 10,245 |
| 2013 | 4,650.8 | 63.2% | 10,063 |
| 2014 | 5,692.4 | 77.4% | 10,235 |
| 2015 | 3,197 | 43.5% | 10,967 |
| 2016 | 2,427.7 | 32.9% | 11,197 |
| 2017 | 3,569.5 | 48.5% | 10,936 |
| 2018 | 4,596.6 | 62.5% | 10,750 |
| 2019 | -14.1 | -0.2% | — |
| 2020 | -6.6 | -0.1% | — |
| 2021 | -5.1 | -0.1% | — |
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 ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 486 | 420 | Aug 1977 | Retired Jan 2023 | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 446 | 420 | Aug 1978 | Retired Jan 2023 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of San Antonio - (TX). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| O W Sommers | 892 MW | 0.1 km |
| J K Spruce | 1,489 MW | 0.3 km |
| Padua 1 | 50 MW | 1.9 km |
| Padua 3 | — | 1.9 km |
| Padua 2 | 150 MW | 1.9 km |
| Rush ESS | — | 2.5 km |