Burney Forest Products
Shasta County, California · EIA plant ID 10652 · Operator: Burney Power Operations
Nameplate31MWSummer 31 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation103GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor27%other units, summer MW
Heat rate15,838Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1989
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), other 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 171.2 | 60.5% | 17,840 |
| 2002 | 227.3 | 79.3% | 17,954 |
| 2003 | 133.1 | 47.0% | 17,429 |
| 2004 | 236.2 | 83.2% | 15,110 |
| 2005 | 227.2 | 82.1% | 15,110 |
| 2006 | 225.5 | 81.2% | 15,110 |
| 2007 | 216.7 | 78.9% | 15,111 |
| 2008 | 237.8 | 86.2% | 15,564 |
| 2009 | 229.8 | 84.0% | 15,935 |
| 2010 | 221 | 80.7% | 16,397 |
| 2011 | 214.7 | 77.0% | 16,101 |
| 2012 | 224.9 | 79.4% | 15,669 |
| 2013 | 228.6 | 81.6% | 15,632 |
| 2014 | 214.8 | 76.2% | 15,786 |
| 2015 | 222.4 | 78.8% | 15,746 |
| 2016 | 209.6 | 73.3% | 14,943 |
| 2017 | 167.8 | 57.8% | 15,091 |
| 2018 | 202.3 | 71.2% | 14,854 |
| 2019 | 219 | 76.3% | 14,868 |
| 2020 | 215.9 | 74.9% | 14,869 |
| 2021 | 198.5 | 69.3% | 14,893 |
| 2022 | 221.9 | 79.4% | 15,124 |
| 2023 | 186.7 | 66.0% | 15,073 |
| 2024 | 193.3 | 67.0% | 15,014 |
| 2025 | 102.9 | 26.5% | 15,838 |
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 | 31 | 31 | Oct 1989 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Burney Power Operations. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Olympus Power | 100.0% | 31 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Sierra Pacific Burney Facility | 20 MW | 1.6 km |
| Burney Creek | 3 MW | 2.4 km |
| Hatchet Ridge Wind Project | 101 MW | 7.3 km |
| Pit 3 | 80 MW | 13.3 km |
| Hat Creek Bioenergy | 4 MW | 14.6 km |
| Hat Creek 1 | 10 MW | 15.8 km |