Foundation Wal-Mart Red Bluff
Tehama County, California · EIA plant ID 58105 · Operator: Foundation CA Fund VI Manager LLC
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation1GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor17%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2012
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), wind 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0 | 0.5% | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 11.7% | — |
| 2014 | 1.8 | 20.1% | — |
| 2015 | 1.9 | 21.6% | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 22.6% | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 22.8% | — |
| 2018 | 1.6 | 18.7% | — |
| 2019 | 1.6 | 18.4% | — |
| 2020 | 1.8 | 20.0% | — |
| 2021 | 1.8 | 20.1% | — |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 20.7% | — |
| 2023 | 1.8 | 20.3% | — |
| 2024 | 1.9 | 22.0% | — |
| 2025 | 1.7 | 19.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTG1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 1 | 1 | Sep 2012 | Operating | — | ge 1.5 SLE |
Owner / operator
Operator: Foundation CA Fund VI Manager LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Foundation CA Fund VI Owner, LLC | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Black Butte | 6 MW | 35 km |
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| Inskip | 8 MW | 37.6 km |