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Santa Rita Jail Hybrid

Solar and natural gas power plant in Alameda County, California. 2.9 MW of nameplate capacity across 3 generators, operated by County of Alameda GSA - (CA).

Also known as EIA plant 58625

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Key facts

Capacity
2.9 MWSolar 1.5 · Natural gas 1.4
Generators
3 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
Operating since
December 2016First generator online
Operator
County of Alameda GSA - (CA)EIA operator ID 58549
Grid
CAISOBalancing authority CISO
Price nodes
None linkedNo verified ISO node
Location
Alameda County, CA37.7192, −121.8869
EIA plant ID
58625EIA plant page

Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.

How much power Santa Rita Jail Hybrid produces

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Net generation, 2025

10.4 GWh

10,359 MWh, final

Capacity factor, 2025

40.8%

2024: Not reported

January to July 2026

Not reported

Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported

Range, 2015 to 2025

0.0–14.8

GWh a year. Low 2015, high 2017

Annual net generation, GWhCapacity factor below each year
Annual net generation from EIA-923
YearNet generation, MWhCapacity factorMonths reported
2000Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2001Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2002Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2003Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2004Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2005Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2006Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2007Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2008Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2009Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2010Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2011Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2012Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
201300.0%12 of 12
20140Not reported1 of 12
20150Not reported12 of 12
20160Not reported1 of 12
201714,800Not reported12 of 12
201813,12851.7%12 of 12
201912,67849.9%12 of 12
202011,87546.6%12 of 12
202111,88046.8%12 of 12
202213,54853.3%12 of 12
202313,069Not reported12 of 12
2024Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
202510,35940.8%12 of 12
2026 (provisional, partial year)Not reportedNot reported0 of 7

* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.

Power prices and basis

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Emissions

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No EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.

Water use

Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGS

No EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.

Generators

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GeneratorTechnologyNameplate MWOnline since
SRFC2Other Natural Gas1.4January 2017
SRPV2Solar Photovoltaic1.0December 2016
SRPV3Solar Photovoltaic0.5January 2017

Ownership and offtake

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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists County of Alameda GSA - (CA) as the operator, which is not always the owner.

Modeled data

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Modeled

Modeled curtailment

A range, not one number. The lower bound counts hours inside the production tax credit window; the upper bound is the no-credit case.

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Expected vs reported generation

Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.

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How much power does Santa Rita Jail Hybrid produce?

Santa Rita Jail Hybrid reported 10,359 MWh (10.4 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 40.8% capacity factor on 2.9 MW of nameplate capacity.

Where is Santa Rita Jail Hybrid?

Santa Rita Jail Hybrid is in Alameda County, California, at 37.7192, −121.8869. It is in the California Independent System Operator balancing area (CISO).

Who operates Santa Rita Jail Hybrid?

EIA-860M for August 2026 lists County of Alameda GSA - (CA) as the operator (EIA operator ID 58549). The operator is not always the owner.

Is Santa Rita Jail Hybrid a solar or a natural gas plant?

Both. Solar capacity totals 1.5 MW and natural gas capacity totals 1.4 MW.

When did Santa Rita Jail Hybrid start operating?

Its first generator began operating in December 2016, according to EIA-860M.

Sources

  • EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
  • EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)

Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page