Desert Peak Power Plant
Lyon County, Nevada · EIA plant ID 10018 · Operator: Ormat Nevada Inc
Nameplate26MWSummer 17 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation78GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor52%geothermal units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2006
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), geothermal 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 52.1 | 65.9% | — |
| 2005 | 50.5 | 64.1% | — |
| 2006 | 43.8 | 37.8% | — |
| 2007 | 84.5 | 55.1% | — |
| 2008 | 83.6 | 54.4% | — |
| 2009 | 96 | 62.6% | — |
| 2010 | 110.8 | 72.3% | — |
| 2011 | 108.6 | 70.8% | — |
| 2012 | 98 | 63.7% | — |
| 2013 | 83.4 | 54.4% | — |
| 2014 | 73.1 | 47.7% | — |
| 2015 | 77 | 50.2% | — |
| 2016 | 84.1 | 54.7% | — |
| 2017 | 96.4 | 62.9% | — |
| 2018 | 91.3 | 60.3% | — |
| 2019 | 93.4 | 61.6% | — |
| 2020 | 94.4 | 62.1% | — |
| 2021 | 92.3 | 60.9% | — |
| 2022 | 88.4 | 58.3% | — |
| 2023 | 91.9 | 60.7% | — |
| 2024 | 72.7 | 47.8% | — |
| 2025 | 78.2 | 51.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN2 | Geothermal | BT | 15 | 10 | Jun 2006 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| OEC2 | Geothermal | BT | 11 | 7.3 | Jun 2006 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN1 | Geothermal | ST | 11 | 9 | Dec 1985 | Retired May 2006 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Ormat Nevada Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| ORNI 3 LLC | 100.0% | 26 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Brady | 30 MW | 6.7 km |
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| Soda Lake 3 | 26 MW | 23.9 km |
| Soda Lake Geothermal No I II | retired | 24 km |
| New Lahontan | 4 MW | 33.7 km |