Bear Valley
San Diego County, California · EIA plant ID 457 · Operator: City of Escondido - (CA)
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation2GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor13%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1986
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 | 3.4 | 27.5% | — |
| 2002 | 2.8 | 22.9% | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 4.9 | 40.2% | — |
| 2006 | 6.4 | 52.3% | — |
| 2007 | 1 | 7.9% | — |
| 2008 | 5.5 | 45.1% | — |
| 2009 | 2.2 | 18.3% | — |
| 2010 | 0.5 | 3.7% | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0.1% | — |
| 2012 | 2.6 | 21.5% | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.6 | 4.6% | — |
| 2015 | 1.1 | 9.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.8 | 6.6% | — |
| 2017 | 2.5 | 20.8% | — |
| 2018 | 0.1 | 1.1% | — |
| 2019 | 3.5 | 28.3% | — |
| 2020 | 1.5 | 12.3% | — |
| 2021 | 0.5 | 4.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.4 | 3.4% | — |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 22.1% | — |
| 2024 | 4.2 | 33.8% | — |
| 2025 | 1.6 | 13.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HC1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.7 | 0.7 | Jun 1986 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| HC2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.7 | 0.7 | Jun 1986 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Escondido - (CA). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Escondido - (CA) | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Valley Center 54 | 54 MW | 6.8 km |
| Valley Center 85 | 85 MW | 6.8 km |
| Valley Center 1 | 3 MW | 7.7 km |
| Valley Center 2 | 5 MW | 7.7 km |
| Valley Center | 2 MW | 9.4 km |
| Goal Line LP | 51 MW | 9.4 km |