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Mono County, California · EIA plant ID 10479 · Operator: Ormat Nevada Inc
Nameplate15MWSummer 10 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation75GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor87%geothermal units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1990
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 97.9 | 72.1% | — |
| 2002 | 98.7 | 72.7% | — |
| 2003 | 99.5 | 73.3% | — |
| 2005 | 97.8 | 72.0% | — |
| 2006 | 92.1 | 67.8% | — |
| 2007 | 98 | 72.2% | — |
| 2008 | 101.6 | 74.7% | — |
| 2009 | 103.7 | 76.4% | — |
| 2010 | 100.8 | 74.3% | — |
| 2011 | 107.5 | 79.1% | — |
| 2012 | 107.8 | 79.2% | — |
| 2013 | 100.4 | 95.5% | — |
| 2014 | 94.3 | 89.7% | — |
| 2015 | 88.7 | 84.4% | — |
| 2016 | 86.8 | 82.4% | — |
| 2017 | 96.1 | 91.4% | — |
| 2018 | 85.8 | 98.9% | — |
| 2019 | 82.4 | 95.0% | — |
| 2020 | 103.4 | 118.9% | — |
| 2021 | 102.9 | 118.7% | — |
| 2022 | 93.1 | 107.3% | — |
| 2023 | 104 | 120.0% | — |
| 2024 | 103.1 | 118.6% | — |
| 2025 | 75.3 | 86.9% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T101 | Geothermal | BT | 5 | 3.3 | Dec 1990 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| T102 | Geothermal | BT | 5 | 3.3 | Dec 1990 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| T103 | Geothermal | BT | 5 | 3.3 | Dec 1990 | Operating | — | 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).
| Mammoth Pacific LP | 100.0% | 15 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Mammoth Pacific II | 15 MW | 0.1 km |
| Mammoth Pacific I | 10 MW | 0.4 km |
| CD4 | 44 MW | 0.5 km |
| Rush Creek | 13 MW | 23.1 km |
| Upper Gorge | 38 MW | 30.3 km |
| Middle Gorge | 38 MW | 33.6 km |