Lahontan
Churchill County, Nevada · EIA plant ID 6521 · Operator: Truckee-Carson Irrigation District
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation6GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor40%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1911
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), hydro 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 3.4 | 21.6% | — |
| 2009 | 5.3 | 33.6% | — |
| 2010 | 4.5 | 28.7% | — |
| 2011 | 8.1 | 51.1% | — |
| 2012 | 5.6 | 35.5% | — |
| 2013 | 3.6 | 22.8% | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.1 | 0.7% | — |
| 2016 | 2.2 | 13.8% | — |
| 2017 | 8.8 | 55.8% | — |
| 2018 | 4.4 | 28.0% | — |
| 2019 | 8.3 | 52.5% | — |
| 2020 | 4.9 | 30.8% | — |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 9.1% | — |
| 2022 | 4.1 | 26.0% | — |
| 2023 | 8.1 | 51.4% | — |
| 2024 | 10 | 62.9% | — |
| 2025 | 6.3 | 40.1% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jan 1911 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jan 1911 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jan 1911 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| IC1 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1 | 0.9 | Jan 1949 | Retired Dec 1992 | — | coming soon |
| IC2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1 | 0.9 | Jan 1949 | Retired Dec 1992 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Truckee-Carson Irrigation District. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Truckee-Carson Irrigation District | 100.0% | 2 MW |
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