Desert View PowerRetired
Riverside County, California · EIA plant ID 10300 · Operator: Desert View Power Inc
×56 MW other retired since 2020 (latest Apr 2024)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online—
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.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 316.3 | 73.9% | 13,223 |
| 2003 | 328.3 | 75.2% | 13,745 |
| 2004 | 373.9 | 83.1% | 14,391 |
| 2005 | 342.1 | 77.5% | 14,582 |
| 2006 | 353.9 | 82.4% | 15,118 |
| 2007 | 365.3 | 76.3% | 15,150 |
| 2008 | 359.4 | 84.8% | 13,441 |
| 2009 | 357 | 83.3% | 17,279 |
| 2010 | 362.9 | 83.4% | 17,701 |
| 2011 | 342.4 | 79.4% | 16,809 |
| 2012 | 327.4 | 76.8% | 16,659 |
| 2013 | 351.5 | 83.6% | 16,431 |
| 2014 | 328 | 79.3% | 16,565 |
| 2015 | 323.1 | 77.7% | 16,109 |
| 2016 | 332.8 | 80.0% | 16,620 |
| 2017 | 345.7 | 83.4% | 16,004 |
| 2018 | 329.8 | 79.3% | 16,194 |
| 2019 | 342.3 | 82.2% | 16,108 |
| 2020 | 320.2 | 77.0% | 16,075 |
| 2021 | 308.3 | 74.4% | 16,212 |
| 2022 | 281.6 | 67.9% | 16,620 |
| 2023 | 201.9 | 48.6% | 17,573 |
| 2024 | 34.4 | 33.2% | 16,749 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | ST | 55.5 | 47 | Nov 1991 | Retired Apr 2024 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Desert View Power Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
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