Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | W (4-loop) |
| Owner | PG&E Corporation |
| Operator | Pacific Gas And Electric Company |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Tuesday, 23 April 1968 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Sunday, 29 April 1984 |
| First Grid Connection | Sunday, 11 November 1984 |
| Commercial Operation | Tuesday, 7 May 1985 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 1138 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 1197 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 3411 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 1084 MWe |
Operational History
Electricity Supplied (GWh)
Energy Availability Factor (%)
Total Electricity Supplied (GWh)
Reactor History
| Year | Reference Unit Power (MWe) | Annual Time Online (Hours) | Electricity Supplied (GWh) | Operation Factor (%) | Energy Availability Annual (%) | Energy Availability Cumulative (%) | Load Factor Annual (%) | Load Factor Cumulative (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1084 | 814 | 204.00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1985 | 1073 | 5206 | 5234.23 | 90.80 | 90.80 | 90.80 | 85.10 | 85.10 |
| 1986 | 1073 | 5757 | 5316.22 | 65.70 | 65.70 | 75.70 | 56.60 | 67.80 |
| 1987 | 1073 | 8340 | 8284.20 | 95.20 | 95.30 | 83.00 | 88.10 | 75.50 |
| 1988 | 1073 | 5555 | 5276.12 | 63.20 | 34.60 | 69.80 | 56.00 | 70.10 |
| 1989 | 1073 | 7069 | 7199.90 | 80.70 | 80.70 | 72.10 | 76.60 | 71.50 |
| 1990 | 1073 | 8425 | 8713.52 | 96.20 | 96.20 | 76.40 | 92.70 | 75.30 |
| 1991 | 1073 | 7125 | 7366.28 | 81.30 | 80.40 | 77.00 | 78.40 | 75.70 |
| 1992 | 1073 | 7224 | 7454.72 | 82.20 | 82.30 | 77.70 | 79.10 | 76.20 |
| 1993 | 1073 | 8630 | 9028.01 | 98.50 | 98.50 | 80.10 | 96.00 | 78.50 |
| 1994 | 1073 | 6991 | 7371.98 | 79.80 | 79.80 | 80.00 | 78.40 | 78.50 |
| 1995 | 1073 | 7175 | 7451.75 | 81.90 | 81.90 | 80.20 | 79.30 | 78.50 |
| 1996 | 1073 | 8316 | 8786.81 | 94.70 | 94.70 | 81.50 | 93.20 | 79.80 |
| 1997 | 1073 | 7700 | 8195.01 | 87.90 | 87.90 | 82.00 | 87.20 | 80.40 |
| 1998 | 1073 | 8564 | 8967.83 | 97.80 | 97.80 | 83.10 | 95.40 | 81.50 |
| 1999 | 1073 | 7764 | 8224.84 | 88.60 | 88.70 | 83.50 | 87.50 | 81.90 |
| 2000 | 1073 | 7485 | 7853.51 | 85.20 | 85.20 | 83.60 | 83.30 | 82.00 |
| 2001 | 1087 | 8708 | 9504.59 | 99.40 | 99.40 | 84.60 | 100.00 | 83.10 |
| 2002 | 1087 | 6652 | 7048.21 | 75.90 | 76.00 | 84.10 | 74.00 | 82.60 |
| 2003 | 1087 | 8760 | 9585.43 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 85.00 | 100.70 | 83.50 |
| 2004 | 1087 | 6869 | 7233.89 | 78.20 | 78.20 | 84.60 | 75.80 | 83.10 |
| 2005 | 1087 | 7775 | 8323.35 | 88.80 | 88.80 | 84.80 | 87.40 | 83.40 |
| 2006 | 1122 | 8760 | 9944.98 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 85.50 | 101.20 | 84.20 |
| 2007 | 1122 | 7870 | 8868.35 | 89.80 | 89.90 | 85.70 | 90.20 | 84.50 |
| 2008 | 1122 | 8784 | 9884.24 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 86.40 | 100.30 | 85.20 |
| 2009 | 1122 | 7295 | 8237.57 | 83.30 | 83.30 | 86.20 | 83.80 | 85.10 |
| 2010 | 1122 | 7753 | 8677.45 | 88.50 | 88.50 | 86.30 | 88.30 | 85.20 |
| 2011 | 1122 | 8760 | 9916.75 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 86.90 | 100.90 | 85.80 |
| 2012 | 1122 | 7450 | 8295.66 | 84.80 | 84.80 | 86.80 | 84.20 | 85.80 |
| 2013 | 1122 | 8606 | 9653.45 | 98.20 | 98.20 | 87.20 | 98.20 | 86.20 |
| 2014 | 1122 | 7652 | 8556.89 | 87.40 | 87.40 | 87.20 | 87.10 | 86.30 |
| 2015 | 1138 | 7828 | 8793.72 | 89.40 | 89.50 | 87.30 | 88.20 | 86.30 |
| 2016 | 1138 | 8784 | 9974.63 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 87.70 | 99.80 | 86.80 |
| 2017 | 1138 | 7296 | 8204.54 | 83.30 | 83.30 | 87.60 | 82.30 | 86.60 |
| 2018 | 1138 | 8760 | 9733.67 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 87.90 | 97.60 | 87.00 |
| 2019 | 1138 | 7886 | 8871.17 | 90.00 | 90.00 | 88.00 | 89.00 | 87.00 |
| 2020 | 1138 | 8064 | 8910.57 | 91.80 | 91.80 | 88.10 | 89.10 | 87.10 |
| 2021 | 1138 | 8760 | 9827.85 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 88.40 | 98.60 | 87.40 |
| 2022 | 1138 | 8040 | 8912.10 | 91.80 | 91.80 | 88.50 | 89.40 | 87.50 |
| 2023 | 1138 | 7502 | 8207.56 | 85.60 | 85.10 | 88.40 | 82.30 | 87.30 |