Valley View
Orange County, California · EIA plant ID 487 · Operator: Metropolitan Water District of S CA
Nameplate4MWSummer 4 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1985
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 | 5.7 | 16.4% | — |
| 2002 | 8.7 | 24.8% | — |
| 2003 | 3 | 8.5% | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 2 | 20.8% | — |
| 2006 | 7 | 72.2% | — |
| 2007 | 1.3 | 13.3% | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 4.9 | 13.7% | — |
| 2010 | 8.9 | 24.6% | — |
| 2011 | 9.3 | 26.0% | — |
| 2012 | 9.6 | 26.8% | — |
| 2013 | 8.4 | 23.3% | — |
| 2014 | 20.5 | 57.0% | — |
| 2015 | 11.7 | 32.7% | — |
| 2016 | 11.8 | 32.7% | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 3.3 | 9.2% | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 4.7 | 13.1% | — |
| 2022 | 1.1 | 3.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 4.1 | 4.1 | Nov 1985 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Metropolitan Water District of S CA. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Metropolitan Water District of S CA | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Canyon Power Plant | 200 MW | 5.6 km |
| Kaiser East La Palma Ave. Fuel Cell | 2 MW | 5.7 km |
| CSUF Trigeneration | 9 MW | 5.7 km |