El Nido FacilityOut of service
Merced County, California · EIA plant ID 56707 · Operator: Merced Power LLC
Nameplate13MWSummer 11 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor0%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2008
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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), other 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.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 14.2 | 36.9% | — |
| 2009 | 48.8 | 53.0% | — |
| 2010 | 8.3 | 9.0% | — |
| 2011 | 20.8 | 22.7% | — |
| 2012 | 56.8 | 61.5% | — |
| 2013 | 68.8 | 73.1% | 22,931 |
| 2014 | 67.5 | 73.3% | 22,594 |
| 2015 | 65.1 | 70.7% | 21,059 |
| 2016 | 74.6 | 80.8% | 20,070 |
| 2017 | 75.3 | 81.8% | 21,355 |
| 2018 | 63.3 | 68.8% | 18,203 |
| 2019 | 46.6 | 50.3% | 22,683 |
| 2020 | 56.5 | 61.1% | 17,664 |
| 2021 | 54 | 58.6% | 20,330 |
| 2022 | 50.8 | 55.2% | 23,960 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1.1% | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMPC | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | ST | 12.5 | 10.5 | Aug 2008 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Merced Power LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Merced Power LLC | 100.0% | 13 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Merced Pipeline | 4 MW | 4 km |
| East Cleveland Road Solar | 3 MW | 7.5 km |
| Merced Solar LLC | 2 MW | 9 km |
| Mission Solar LLC | 2 MW | 9 km |
| City of Atwater NEM | 2 MW | 15.7 km |
| Adera Solar | 20 MW | 16.4 km |