GEN005 Antibody Fuel Cell
San Diego County, California · EIA plant ID 63714 · Operator: 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation19GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor89%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate7,198Btu/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 | 16.3 | 99.0% | 6,436 |
| 2020 | 21.9 | 99.7% | 6,794 |
| 2021 | 21.2 | 96.7% | 7,204 |
| 2022 | 16.5 | 75.5% | 7,486 |
| 2023 | 16.3 | 74.6% | 7,328 |
| 2024 | 20.6 | 93.8% | 7,159 |
| 2025 | 19.5 | 89.0% | 7,198 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN05 | Other Natural Gas | FC | 2.5 | 2.5 | Apr 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% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Genentech-Oceanside Hybrid | 7 MW | 0.1 km |
| Gilead Oceanside Solar Project | 2 MW | 0.5 km |
| San Diego Sockers | 1 MW | 1.5 km |
| Vista Energy Storage System | 40 MW | 4.3 km |
| Melrose BESS | 20 MW | 4.3 km |
| San Diego - NCRC at Vista | 2 MW | 4.6 km |