BCE Los Alamitos 1
Orange County, California · EIA plant ID 66533 · Operator: Bright Canyon Energy
Nameplate20MWSummer 20 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—not meaningful for storage
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2023
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), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
No capacity factor available.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.6 | — | — |
| 2024 | 19.1 | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCE11 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 10 | 10 | Aug 2023 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| BCE12 | Batteries | BA | 10 | 10 | Aug 2023 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Bright Canyon Energy. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Bright Canyon Energy | 100.0% | 20 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| BCE Los Alamitos 2 | 20 MW | 1.4 km |
| AES ES Alamitos, LLC | 100 MW | 4 km |
| AES ES Alamitos 2 LLC | 82 MW | 4 km |
| CSU Long Beach | 3 MW | 4.1 km |
| AES Alamitos LLC | 1,115 MW | 4.1 km |
| AES Alamitos Energy Center | 678 MW | 4.2 km |