UCI Facilities Management Central Plant — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 57122
- Capacity
- 19 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Orange, CA
- Operating Since
- 2007
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- University of California Irvine
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 112,629 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 67.7%
- Balancing Authority
- California Independent System Operator
- ISO/RTO
- CAISO
- NERC Region
- WECC
UCI Facilities Management Central Plant
OperatingNatural Gas
Ranked #172 of 306 Natural Gas plants in CA#1348 of 2009 nationally
19 MW Natural Gas operating in Orange, CA — California Independent System Operator
EIAWD
19 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Technology
2007
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
33.6481, -117.8467
County
Orange, CA
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | University of California Irvine | — | — |
| Owner(s) | University of California Irvine | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
The UCI Facilities Management Central Plant is a 19 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Orange County, California. The plant began operating in 2007 and is owned and operated by the University of California Irvine. It consists of two generators.
The plant operates within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. In terms of size, the UCI plant ranks 168th out of 297 power plants in California, and 1324th nationally out of 1963 plants. The plant's latest annual generation was 112,629 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 67.7%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
California Independent System Operator
Grid Voltage
12 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
State
Sector
Commercial CHP
Generation
9.3K MWh
Latest Month
112.6K MWh
Annual Generation
67.7%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
TH_SP15_GEN-APND
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Chip SubstationSubstation
MacArthur SubstationSubstation
News & Articles (10)Beta
Industry·corporate
The secret to building UCI’s new hospital? Details, details and more details
A month out from opening day at UCI Health – Irvine, Jess Langerud trekked through the 350,000 square-foot, 144-bed hospital and peeled...
UCI Health (operator)Jess Langerud (other)
Orange County Register·3 months ago
Industry·corporate
Beyond the blueprint
On Dec. 10, UCI Health — Irvine welcomed the first patients into its 144-bed facility. Part of the region's only academic health system,...
UCI Health (operator)
UC Irvine News·3 months ago
Industry·corporate
UCI Health — Irvine Opens All-Electric Hospital, Sets New Standard in Sustainable Design
Dec. 10 marked the official opening of the new UCI Irvine new medical campus: a seven-story, 144-bed general acute care hospital — including...
UCI Irvine (operator)UCI Health (operator)
HCO News·3 months ago
General
UC Irvine opens world’s largest all-electric hospital next to a wildlife sanctuary
Caring for hospital patients is energy-intensive. Controlling temperatures, running life-saving equipment, even firing up the commercial...
Los Angeles Times·3 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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