CST001 McCarthy Fuel Cell
Santa Clara County, California · EIA plant ID 63701 · Operator: 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation9GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor85%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate7,199Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2019Runs 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 | 9.5 | 90.5% | 6,509 |
| 2020 | 10 | 94.7% | 6,933 |
| 2021 | 9.6 | 91.0% | 7,187 |
| 2022 | 7.5 | 71.5% | 7,210 |
| 2023 | 8.3 | 79.1% | 7,162 |
| 2024 | 8.7 | 82.3% | 7,224 |
| 2025 | 9 | 85.4% | 7,199 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CST1A | Other Natural Gas | FC | 0.9 | 0.9 | Jan 2019 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| CST1B | Other Natural Gas | FC | 0.3 | 0.3 | Jan 2019 | 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% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| FLEX Gibraltar | 2 MW | 2.4 km |
| Los Esteros Critical Energy Center | 306 MW | 2.5 km |
| AT&T Holger | 1 MW | 2.8 km |
| BD Biosciences - Milpitas, CA | 1 MW | 2.8 km |