New Lahontan
Churchill County, Nevada · EIA plant ID 50261 · Operator: Truckee-Carson Irrigation District
Nameplate4MWSummer 4 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation12GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor35%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
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), 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 | 9.1 | 27.5% | — |
| 2002 | 8.2 | 24.6% | — |
| 2003 | 8.8 | 26.3% | — |
| 2008 | 8.1 | 24.4% | — |
| 2009 | 9 | 27.0% | — |
| 2010 | 11 | 33.0% | — |
| 2011 | 15.6 | 46.8% | — |
| 2012 | 9.7 | 29.1% | — |
| 2013 | 6.5 | 19.4% | — |
| 2014 | 6.6 | 19.9% | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 6.1% | — |
| 2016 | 10.7 | 32.1% | — |
| 2017 | 24.4 | 73.3% | — |
| 2018 | 18.3 | 55.1% | — |
| 2019 | 15.6 | 47.0% | — |
| 2020 | 13.9 | 41.8% | — |
| 2021 | 8.1 | 24.2% | — |
| 2022 | 10.3 | 30.8% | — |
| 2023 | 16.5 | 49.7% | — |
| 2024 | 10.1 | 30.3% | — |
| 2025 | 11.7 | 35.0% | — |
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 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 4 | 3.8 | Apr 1989 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Truckee-Carson Irrigation District. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Truckee-Carson Irrigation District | 100.0% | 4 MW |
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