Stampede
Sierra County, California · EIA plant ID 7066 · Operator: U S Bureau of Reclamation
Nameplate4MWSummer 4 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation12GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor37%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1988
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 | 12 | 38.2% | — |
| 2002 | 11.1 | 35.2% | — |
| 2003 | 11.3 | 35.7% | — |
| 2004 | 7.8 | 24.5% | — |
| 2005 | 7.2 | 22.7% | — |
| 2006 | 16.3 | 51.7% | — |
| 2007 | 11.1 | 35.2% | — |
| 2008 | 13.7 | 43.4% | — |
| 2009 | 8.5 | 26.9% | — |
| 2010 | 8.4 | 26.5% | — |
| 2011 | 15.4 | 48.7% | — |
| 2012 | 12.2 | 38.5% | — |
| 2013 | 13.2 | 41.9% | — |
| 2014 | 9.5 | 30.3% | — |
| 2015 | 3.5 | 11.1% | — |
| 2016 | 5 | 15.8% | — |
| 2017 | 13.5 | 42.9% | — |
| 2018 | 9.6 | 30.5% | — |
| 2019 | 12.2 | 38.8% | — |
| 2020 | 15.2 | 48.2% | — |
| 2021 | 5.6 | 17.8% | — |
| 2022 | 8.3 | 26.3% | — |
| 2023 | 6.5 | 20.6% | — |
| 2024 | 13.1 | 41.4% | — |
| 2025 | 13.3 | 42.1% | — |
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 | 3 | 3 | Jan 1988 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jan 1988 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: U S Bureau of Reclamation. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| U S Bureau of Reclamation | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Sierra Pacific Loyalton Facility | retired | 25 km |
| Kings Beach | 15 MW | 25.8 km |
| Steamboat Hills LP | 37 MW | 31.1 km |
| Galena 2 Geothermal Power Plant | 17 MW | 31.1 km |
| Richard Burdette Geothermal | 26 MW | 31.3 km |
| Steamboat III | 26 MW | 31.8 km |