Equinix Great Oaks Blvd. Fuel Cell
Santa Clara County, California · EIA plant ID 62702 · Operator: 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation27GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor68%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate7,359Btu/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 | 18.6 | 47.1% | 6,715 |
| 2019 | 37 | 93.8% | 6,937 |
| 2020 | 35.7 | 90.3% | 7,407 |
| 2021 | 32.8 | 83.2% | 7,528 |
| 2022 | 32.2 | 81.7% | 7,144 |
| 2023 | 28.2 | 71.5% | 7,225 |
| 2024 | 30.9 | 78.2% | 7,341 |
| 2025 | 26.8 | 68.0% | 7,359 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQ14A | Other Natural Gas | FC | 2.4 | 2.4 | Dec 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| EQ14B | Other Natural Gas | FC | 2.1 | 2.1 | Dec 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% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| EQX015 Great Oaks Fuel Cell | 4 MW | 0.1 km |
| EQX010 Great Oaks Fuel Cell | 2 MW | 0.1 km |
| Equinix San Jose | 1 MW | 0.1 km |
| Hummingbird Energy Storage LLC | 75 MW | 0.3 km |
| Extreme Via Del Oro | retired | 0.4 km |
| Extreme San Ignacio | retired | 0.5 km |