BCE Seal Beach
Orange County, California · EIA plant ID 68023 · Operator: BCE Seal Beach
Nameplate29MWSummer 28 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation16GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor—not meaningful for storage
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2025
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.6 | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBBS1 | Batteries | BA | 16.7 | 16.7 | Nov 2025 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| SBPV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 12 | 11.5 | Nov 2025 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: BCE Seal Beach. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| BCE Seal Beach | 100.0% | 29 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Westminster Reliability Project, LLC | — | 5.4 km |
| BCE Los Alamitos 2 | 20 MW | 5.7 km |
| Haynes | 1,739 MW | 6.2 km |
| AES Alamitos Energy Center | 678 MW | 6.4 km |
| AES Alamitos LLC | 1,115 MW | 6.6 km |
| AES ES Alamitos, LLC | 100 MW | 6.6 km |