North Brawley Geothermal Plant
Imperial County, California · EIA plant ID 56832 · Operator: Ormat Nevada Inc
Nameplate80MWSummer 54 MW
Generators5in service
Net generation8GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor2%geothermal units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2009
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.6 | — | — |
| 2009 | 34.7 | 24.6% | — |
| 2010 | 177.6 | 31.7% | — |
| 2011 | 183.1 | 32.7% | — |
| 2012 | 182.9 | 32.5% | — |
| 2013 | 183.9 | 32.8% | — |
| 2014 | 138.5 | 24.7% | — |
| 2015 | 102.7 | 18.3% | — |
| 2016 | 70.9 | 12.6% | — |
| 2017 | 54.1 | 9.7% | — |
| 2018 | 55.7 | 14.8% | — |
| 2019 | 55.7 | 11.9% | — |
| 2020 | 83.6 | 17.8% | — |
| 2021 | 45.1 | 9.6% | — |
| 2022 | 35.7 | 7.6% | — |
| 2023 | 28.2 | 6.0% | — |
| 2024 | 16.9 | 3.6% | — |
| 2025 | 8.4 | 1.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE1 | Geothermal | BT | 16 | 10.7 | Oct 2009 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
| GE2 | Geothermal | BT | 16 | 10.7 | Oct 2009 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
| GE3 | Geothermal | BT | 16 | 10.7 | Oct 2009 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
| GE4 | Geothermal | BT | 16 | 10.7 | Oct 2009 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
| GE5 | Geothermal | BT | 16 | 10.7 | Oct 2009 | Operating | — | 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% | 80 MW |
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