Bio-Rad
Contra Costa County, California · EIA plant ID 63189 · Operator: Vista Solar, Inc.
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation3GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor15%solar 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), solar 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.5 | 10.1% | — |
| 2022 | 3.9 | 18.5% | — |
| 2023 | 3.3 | 15.9% | — |
| 2024 | 3.2 | 15.1% | — |
| 2025 | 3.2 | 15.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIORD | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 2.3 | 2.4 | Oct 2021 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Vista Solar, Inc.. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Bio-Rad USA | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Phillips 66 Rodeo Refinery | 55 MW | 2.5 km |
| P66 Rodeo Solar | 30 MW | 2.7 km |
| Phillips 66 Carbon Plant | retired | 3.5 km |
| C&H Sugar Plant | 8 MW | 6.2 km |
| Crockett Cogen Project | 247 MW | 6.3 km |
| Nove Power Plant | 3 MW | 11.3 km |