Turlock Lake
Stanislaus County, California · EIA plant ID 161 · Operator: Turlock Irrigation District
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation3GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor11%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1980
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), hydro 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 | 8.9 | 30.8% | — |
| 2002 | 9.1 | 31.5% | — |
| 2003 | 7.6 | 26.3% | — |
| 2004 | 10.1 | 34.9% | — |
| 2005 | 4.6 | 16.0% | — |
| 2006 | 9.9 | 34.1% | — |
| 2007 | 9.5 | 33.0% | — |
| 2008 | 7 | 24.3% | — |
| 2009 | 7.9 | 27.3% | — |
| 2010 | 10 | 34.6% | — |
| 2011 | 10.1 | 35.1% | — |
| 2012 | 7.8 | 26.8% | — |
| 2013 | 7.5 | 25.9% | — |
| 2014 | -0.1 | -0.2% | — |
| 2015 | -0.1 | -0.2% | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.1% | — |
| 2017 | 5.1 | 17.7% | — |
| 2018 | 8.8 | 30.6% | — |
| 2019 | 7.9 | 27.3% | — |
| 2020 | 0.1 | 0.4% | — |
| 2021 | -0.1 | -0.2% | — |
| 2022 | -0.1 | -0.2% | — |
| 2023 | 5.7 | 19.6% | — |
| 2024 | 7 | 24.3% | — |
| 2025 | 3.2 | 11.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1.1 | 1.1 | Jul 1980 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1.1 | 1.1 | Jul 1980 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1.1 | 1.1 | Jul 1980 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Turlock Irrigation District. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Turlock Irrigation District | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Upper Dawson | 4 MW | 11.8 km |
| Hickman | 1 MW | 13.4 km |
| La Grange | 5 MW | 14.8 km |
| Don Pedro | 171 MW | 18 km |
| Parker | 3 MW | 19.9 km |
| Merced Falls | 3 MW | 25.3 km |