Santa Barbara ReSource Center
Santa Barbara County, California · EIA plant ID 63094 · Operator: MSB Investors, LLC
Nameplate6MWSummer 6 MW
Generators5in service
Net generation9GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor20%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2021
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), other 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.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.2 | 28.4% | — |
| 2023 | 8.3 | 43.1% | — |
| 2024 | 5.4 | 28.2% | — |
| 2025 | 8.7 | 19.9% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G100 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.4 | 1.4 | Jun 2021 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| G200 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.4 | 1.4 | Jun 2021 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| SBAD1 | Other Waste Biomass | IC | 1.1 | 1.1 | Jun 2022 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| SBAD2 | Other Waste Biomass | IC | 1.1 | 1.1 | Jun 2022 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| SOLAR | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.8 | 0.8 | Jun 2021 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: MSB Investors, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| MSB Investors, LLC | 62.1% | 4 MW |
| Santa Barbara County | 37.9% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| ExxonMobil Santa Ynez Facility | 49 MW | 7.5 km |
| Gaviota Oil Plant | retired | 7.5 km |
| Tajiguas Plant | retired | 17.5 km |
| Ellwood | 58 MW | 21.2 km |
| Goleta Energy Storage, LLC | 60 MW | 24.1 km |
| Broadway 3 - UCSB Lot 38 | 2 MW | 25.5 km |