Hat Creek Bioenergy
Shasta County, California · EIA plant ID 67360 · Operator: Hat Creek Bioenergy, LLC
Nameplate4MWSummer 3 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation12GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor78%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2025
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), other 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.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 78.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAT01 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | OT | 3.6 | 3 | Jun 2025 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Hat Creek Bioenergy, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Hat Creek Bioenergy, LLC | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Hat Creek 2 | 10 MW | 6.9 km |
| Hat Creek 1 | 10 MW | 9.2 km |
| Pit 1 | 69 MW | 10.4 km |
| Pit 3 | 80 MW | 10.6 km |
| Sierra Pacific Burney Facility | 20 MW | 14 km |
| Burney Forest Products | 31 MW | 14.6 km |