SCC - San Jose
Santa Clara County, California · EIA plant ID 65196 · Operator: Bloom Energy
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation8GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor86%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate7,364Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2014Runs 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% | 7,381 |
| 2022 | 7.4 | 84.0% | 7,537 |
| 2023 | 7 | 80.2% | 7,397 |
| 2024 | 7.5 | 85.9% | 7,476 |
| 2025 | 7.5 | 86.1% | 7,364 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCC02 | Other Natural Gas | FC | 1 | 1 | Mar 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Bloom Energy. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Bloom Energy | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| CoreSite Real Estate 55 S. Market Street | 8 MW | 2.2 km |
| Verizon Comms Garage Top Solar Project | 2 MW | 2.3 km |
| CSU San Jose State University | 2 MW | 2.7 km |
| San Jose Cogeneration | 6 MW | 2.9 km |
| Kellogg's - San Jose | 1 MW | 3 km |
| Micro Santa Clara | 3 MW | 3.1 km |