Mesquite Lake Water & Power Plant 1Retired
Imperial County, California · EIA plant ID 57154 · Operator: Mesquite Lake Water & Power Plant #1
×18 MW other retired since 2020 (latest Dec 2022)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online—
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), primary-fuel 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 51.6 | 49.7% | — |
| 2010 | 74.2 | 65.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1209 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | ST | 18.1 | 13 | Jun 2009 | Retired Dec 2022 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Mesquite Lake Water & Power Plant #1. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Mesquite Lake Energy Park Plant 2 | 21 MW | 0.3 km |
| CE&P Imperial Valley 1 | — | 0.8 km |
| Valencia 3 | 3 MW | 3.2 km |
| Spreckels Sugar Company | 9 MW | 5.1 km |
| Rockwood | 50 MW | 5.8 km |
| Crown Cooling Facility | 1 MW | 7 km |