Richard Burdette Geothermal
Washoe County, Nevada · EIA plant ID 56321 · Operator: Ormat Nevada Inc
Nameplate26MWSummer 20 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation89GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor36%geothermal units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2005
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), geothermal 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 155.5 | 63.4% | — |
| 2007 | 151.9 | 108.4% | — |
| 2008 | 175.5 | 128.1% | — |
| 2009 | 160 | 117.1% | — |
| 2010 | 164.6 | 120.4% | — |
| 2011 | 161.8 | 118.4% | — |
| 2012 | 150.3 | 109.7% | — |
| 2013 | 151.2 | 110.6% | — |
| 2014 | 149.7 | 109.6% | — |
| 2015 | 150.7 | 110.3% | — |
| 2016 | 148.2 | 108.1% | — |
| 2017 | 144 | 105.4% | — |
| 2018 | 134.4 | 76.7% | — |
| 2019 | 135.6 | 77.4% | — |
| 2020 | 124 | 70.6% | — |
| 2021 | 116.3 | 66.4% | — |
| 2022 | 115.4 | 65.9% | — |
| 2023 | 110.1 | 62.9% | — |
| 2024 | 97.6 | 55.6% | — |
| 2025 | 88.8 | 50.7% | — |
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 | Geothermal | BT | 13 | 10 | Nov 2005 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| OEC2 | Geothermal | BT | 13 | 10 | Nov 2005 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| OEC-2 | Geothermal | ST | 15 | 8 | Nov 2005 | not_current | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Ormat Nevada Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Ormat Nevada Inc | 100.0% | 26 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Galena 3 Geothermal Power Plant | 32 MW | 0.5 km |
| Steamboat III | 26 MW | 0.7 km |
| Steamboat II | 26 MW | 0.9 km |
| Galena 2 Geothermal Power Plant | 17 MW | 2.1 km |
| Steamboat Hills LP | 37 MW | 2.5 km |
| Waste Management Lockwood LFGTE | 3 MW | 16.2 km |