CalTech - Pasadena (PPA)
Los Angeles County, California · EIA plant ID 65193 · Operator: Bloom Energy 2009 PPA
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation7GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor79%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate7,458Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2016Runs 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7.7 | 88.1% | 7,245 |
| 2022 | 6.7 | 76.4% | 7,324 |
| 2023 | 5.6 | 63.5% | 6,671 |
| 2024 | 8.7 | 99.2% | 6,512 |
| 2025 | 7 | 79.5% | 7,458 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLT05 | Other Natural Gas | FC | 1 | 1 | Mar 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Bloom Energy 2009 PPA. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Bloom Energy 2009 PPA | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| California Institute of Technology | 13 MW | 0.4 km |
| Caltech Central | 1 MW | 0.6 km |
| CalTech - Pasadena Wilson Ave | 2 MW | 0.7 km |
| Glenarm BESS Plant | — | 2.8 km |
| Glenarm | 266 MW | 3 km |
| Scholl Canyon | — | 6.8 km |