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Washoe County, Nevada · EIA plant ID 6531 · Operator: Truckee Meadows Water Authority
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation17GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor79%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1911
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), 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 | 15 | 81.6% | — |
| 2002 | 14.9 | 81.2% | — |
| 2003 | 15.3 | 83.1% | — |
| 2004 | -0 | -0.1% | — |
| 2005 | 7.6 | 41.5% | — |
| 2006 | 14.6 | 79.2% | — |
| 2007 | 17.5 | 95.3% | — |
| 2008 | 17.3 | 93.7% | — |
| 2009 | 13.6 | 73.9% | — |
| 2010 | 16.1 | 87.7% | — |
| 2011 | 17.9 | 97.5% | — |
| 2012 | 19 | 102.8% | — |
| 2013 | 17.8 | 96.5% | — |
| 2014 | 10.7 | 58.2% | — |
| 2015 | 4 | 21.8% | — |
| 2016 | 14 | 75.9% | — |
| 2017 | 17.7 | 96.4% | — |
| 2018 | 17 | 92.6% | — |
| 2019 | 17.4 | 94.4% | — |
| 2020 | 15.8 | 74.8% | — |
| 2021 | 12.1 | 57.7% | — |
| 2022 | 15.1 | 71.9% | — |
| 2023 | 17.8 | 84.9% | — |
| 2024 | 19.1 | 90.5% | — |
| 2025 | 19 | 90.3% | — |
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 | 2.4 | 2.4 | Jan 1911 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Truckee Meadows Water Authority. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Truckee Meadows Water Authority | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Washoe | 3 MW | 2.4 km |
| Fleish | 3 MW | 3.1 km |
| Galena 3 Geothermal Power Plant | 32 MW | 16.4 km |
| Steamboat III | 26 MW | 16.7 km |
| Steamboat II | 26 MW | 16.7 km |
| Galena 2 Geothermal Power Plant | 17 MW | 16.8 km |