Big Valley Power LLCOut of service
Lassen County, California · EIA plant ID 10288 · Operator: Big Valley Power LLC
Nameplate9MWSummer 9 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1983
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.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 54 | 71.3% | — |
| 2002 | 65.3 | 86.2% | — |
| 2009 | 0.1 | 0.2% | — |
| 2010 | 4.1 | 5.3% | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IS27 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | ST | 9.3 | 8.7 | Aug 1983 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Big Valley Power LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Big Valley Power LLC | 100.0% | 9 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Muck Valley Hydroelectric | 30 MW | 20 km |
| Shasta Solar Farm | 3 MW | 26.4 km |
| Pit 1 | 69 MW | 34.1 km |
| Hat Creek 2 | 10 MW | 39.4 km |
| Hat Creek 1 | 10 MW | 41 km |
| Hat Creek Bioenergy | 4 MW | 43.8 km |