Valero Wilmington Cogeneration Plant
Los Angeles County, California · EIA plant ID 63285 · Operator: Valero Wilmington
Nameplate34MWSummer 32 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation211GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor75%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate9,285Btu/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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 253.4 | 89.5% | 9,279 |
| 2020 | 227.8 | 80.5% | 9,353 |
| 2021 | 210.5 | 74.6% | 9,592 |
| 2022 | 221.4 | 78.5% | 8,469 |
| 2023 | 236.7 | 83.9% | 9,436 |
| 2024 | 228.2 | 80.7% | 9,639 |
| 2025 | 211.3 | 74.9% | 9,285 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79G1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 33.5 | 32.2 | Nov 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Valero Wilmington. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Valero Wilmington | 100.0% | 34 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Wilmington Hydrogen Plant | 32 MW | 0.2 km |
| Harbor Cogen | 107 MW | 0.8 km |
| Tesoro Wilmington Calciner | retired | 1 km |
| Linde Wilmington | 31 MW | 1.4 km |
| Equilon Los Angeles Refining | retired | 1.5 km |
| Toyota Long Beach Trigen | 3 MW | 1.5 km |