Central CA Fuel Cell 1
Tulare County, California · EIA plant ID 63439 · Operator: Central CA Fuel Cell 1
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation13GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor54%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,231Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2018Runs 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 | 17.7 | 72.3% | 9,938 |
| 2020 | 15.4 | 62.8% | — |
| 2021 | 20.7 | 84.3% | 9,048 |
| 2022 | 20 | 81.7% | 9,542 |
| 2023 | 18 | 73.5% | 9,753 |
| 2024 | 17.4 | 70.6% | 10,221 |
| 2025 | 13.2 | 53.9% | 10,231 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCFC1 | Other Natural Gas | FC | 2.8 | 2.8 | May 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Central CA Fuel Cell 1. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Central CA Fuel Cell 1 | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| City of Tulare Water Facility | 9 MW | 0.2 km |
| Tulare BioMAT Fuel Cell | 3 MW | 0.4 km |
| 1875 West Street Solar | 2 MW | 0.8 km |
| Tulare 1 and 2 | 3 MW | 4.5 km |
| TWC | 1 MW | 9.4 km |
| Government Plaza Solar | 1 MW | 11.7 km |