SCU000 El Camino Real Fuel Cell
Santa Clara County, California · EIA plant ID 63715 · Operator: 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation12GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor93%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate7,133Btu/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 | 12.5 | 95.3% | 6,541 |
| 2020 | 12.7 | 96.1% | 6,865 |
| 2021 | 11.5 | 87.5% | 7,167 |
| 2022 | 9.7 | 73.8% | 7,177 |
| 2023 | 10.9 | 83.3% | 7,190 |
| 2024 | 11.9 | 90.6% | 7,231 |
| 2025 | 12.3 | 93.3% | 7,133 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCU00 | Other Natural Gas | FC | 1.5 | 1.5 | Dec 2018 | 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% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Verizon Comms Garage Top Solar Project | 2 MW | 1 km |
| SC 1 Data Center, Phase 2 | 100 MW | 1.3 km |
| Santa Clara Cogen | retired | 1.6 km |
| Kifer BESS 1 | — | 3.1 km |
| SCC - San Jose | 1 MW | 3.1 km |
| Donald Von Raesfeld Power Plant | 154 MW | 3.1 km |