Kaiser Deer Valley Rd. Fuel Cell
Contra Costa County, California · EIA plant ID 62699 · Operator: 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation11GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor89%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate7,152Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2017Runs as baseload
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), gas/coal/oil 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 11.3 | 92.3% | 6,738 |
| 2019 | 9.8 | 79.7% | 7,484 |
| 2020 | 10.2 | 82.8% | 7,520 |
| 2021 | 10.8 | 87.7% | 7,248 |
| 2022 | 11 | 90.1% | — |
| 2023 | 10.4 | 85.1% | 7,446 |
| 2024 | 11.2 | 91.0% | 7,254 |
| 2025 | 10.9 | 88.7% | 7,152 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KSR24 | Other Natural Gas | FC | 1.4 | 1.4 | Apr 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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