Covanta MendotaOut of service
Fresno County, California · EIA plant ID 10837 · Operator: clean energy systems mendota
Nameplate28MWSummer 25 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/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), 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 171 | 78.1% | — |
| 2002 | 154.7 | 70.6% | — |
| 2003 | 174.4 | 79.6% | — |
| 2004 | 162.7 | 74.1% | — |
| 2005 | 153.1 | 69.9% | — |
| 2006 | 175.5 | 80.2% | — |
| 2007 | 166 | 75.8% | — |
| 2008 | 172.1 | 78.4% | — |
| 2009 | 189.5 | 86.5% | — |
| 2010 | 172.7 | 78.9% | — |
| 2011 | 165.2 | 75.4% | — |
| 2012 | 168.2 | 76.6% | — |
| 2013 | 175.4 | 79.8% | 14,184 |
| 2014 | 179.3 | 81.5% | 13,521 |
| 2015 | 6 | 2.8% | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | ST | 28 | 25 | Jul 1989 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: clean energy systems mendota. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Covanta Energy Inc | 100.0% | 28 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| CalRenew-1 | 5 MW | 0.2 km |
| North Star Solar | 62 MW | 4.9 km |
| Little Bear 3 | 20 MW | 6.3 km |
| Little Bear 5 | 50 MW | 6.3 km |
| Little Bear 4 | 50 MW | 6.3 km |
| Little Bear Solar 1, LLC | 40 MW | 6.3 km |