ENEL Salt Wells LLC
Churchill County, Nevada · EIA plant ID 57213 · Operator: ENEL Salt Wells LLC
Nameplate24MWSummer 20 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation63GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor36%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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 68.5 | 46.2% | — |
| 2010 | 112.7 | 63.7% | — |
| 2011 | 112.2 | 63.4% | — |
| 2012 | 105.7 | 59.6% | — |
| 2013 | 145.8 | 82.4% | — |
| 2014 | 103.5 | 58.5% | — |
| 2015 | 100 | 56.5% | — |
| 2016 | 103.9 | 58.6% | — |
| 2017 | 97.1 | 54.9% | — |
| 2018 | 98.3 | 55.5% | — |
| 2019 | 103.8 | 58.6% | — |
| 2020 | 39.4 | 22.2% | — |
| 2021 | 62.2 | 35.1% | — |
| 2022 | 84.5 | 47.8% | — |
| 2023 | 73.2 | 41.4% | — |
| 2024 | 70 | 39.5% | — |
| 2025 | 63.4 | 35.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Geothermal | BT | 11.8 | 10.1 | Mar 2009 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 201 | Geothermal | BT | 11.8 | 10.1 | Mar 2009 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: ENEL Salt Wells LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| ENEL Salt Wells LLC | 100.0% | 24 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| EGP Stillwater Solar PV II, LLC | 20 MW | 27.6 km |
| Stillwater Facility | 69 MW | 28.2 km |
| Soda Lake Geothermal No I II | retired | 37.1 km |
| Soda Lake 3 | 26 MW | 37.5 km |
| New Lahontan | 4 MW | 46.3 km |
| Lahontan | 2 MW | 46.4 km |