Scott Flat
Nevada County, California · EIA plant ID 839 · Operator: Nevada Irrigation District
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation4GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor48%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1985
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 | 3.1 | 39.9% | — |
| 2002 | 3.8 | 48.0% | — |
| 2003 | 4.1 | 51.8% | — |
| 2004 | 4 | 51.1% | — |
| 2005 | 3.8 | 47.7% | — |
| 2006 | 5.2 | 66.5% | — |
| 2007 | 3.2 | 40.5% | — |
| 2008 | 3.1 | 39.7% | — |
| 2009 | 3.3 | 41.7% | — |
| 2010 | 4.3 | 55.1% | — |
| 2011 | 4.8 | 61.2% | — |
| 2012 | 4.2 | 53.0% | — |
| 2013 | 4.5 | 56.7% | — |
| 2014 | 2.9 | 36.6% | — |
| 2015 | 2.2 | 28.3% | — |
| 2016 | 3.9 | 49.5% | — |
| 2017 | 4.1 | 52.1% | — |
| 2018 | 4.4 | 56.0% | — |
| 2019 | 5 | 62.8% | — |
| 2020 | 3.6 | 45.5% | — |
| 2021 | 2.6 | 32.9% | — |
| 2022 | 3.3 | 41.3% | — |
| 2023 | 5 | 63.4% | — |
| 2024 | 4.4 | 55.5% | — |
| 2025 | 3.8 | 48.1% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7P | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1 | 0.9 | Feb 1985 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Nevada Irrigation District. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Nevada Irrigation District | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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