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Ivanpah 2 — Power plant · Solar thermal · NRG Energy Services
  • Wind & solar
  • Operating
  • 10 · 100 · 1,000 MW

Power plant · Solar thermal

Key facts

Power plant · Solar thermalran 21% of 2025 Operating
Capacity
Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
Commissioned
2013
Net generation, 2025
244,319 MWh
Grid
115 kV to Southern California Edison Co (CISO)
Location
San Bernardino County, California

Output

Net generation MWh by year, 2013 to 2026
Fuel burned MMBtu by year, 2013 to 2026
  • Gas

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Technology
Solar thermal source: “Solar Thermal without Energy Storage”
Age
13 years since 2013
Heat rate
11,696 Btu/kWh 2025
All 8 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Attributes
AttributeValue
Gem
Parents
Name
NRG Energy Inc
Share pct
54.50
Gem entity id
E100000001262
Name
Alphabet Inc
Share pct
33.10
Gem entity id
E100000001137
Name
BrightSource Energy Inc
Share pct
12.40
Gem entity id
E100000001161
Unit ids
G100000409520
Location id
L100000407436
Eia plant ids
57073
Grid
Nerc region
WECC
Report year
2025
Grid voltage kv
115
Transmission owner
Southern California Edison Co
Balancing authority code
CISO
Balancing authority name
California Independent System Operator
EPA greenhouse gas reporting (GHGRP)
EPA FRS ID
110069631161
Subparts reported
C, D
NAICS code
221114
Subpart PP (CO2 supply)
No
Subpart RR (geologic sequestration)
No
Subpart UU (CO2 injection)
No
Reporting year
2023
GHGRP facility ID
1011082
Fuel burned (MMBtu), 20252,857,666
Capacity factor, 20250.209
Heat rate (Btu/kWh), 202511,696.5
Net generation (MWh), 2025244,319
Balancing authority codeCISO

Ownership

5 companies5
Companies with an ownership or operating interest in this asset.
CompanyRoleShareAs ofSource
NRG Energy Services Operator EIA-860M
NRG Energy, Inc Owner 50.1% 31 Dec 2023 EPA GHGRP
ALPHABET INC Owner 28.1% 31 Dec 2023 EPA GHGRP
BRIGHTSOURCE ENERGY INC Owner 21.8% 31 Dec 2023 EPA GHGRP
Solar Partners I LLC Owner 100.0% 31 Dec 2025 EIA-860

Timeline

  • In service · EIA-860M

Sources

6 sources

Sources EIA-860M · GEM · EIA · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory · EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program — facility register with parent-company shares (Envirofacts pub_dim_facility; FLIGHT) · EIA-860 Annual Electric Generator Report — Schedule 4 Owner (ownership shares per generator), plus Plant/Generator schedules

Sources

Every source and license · Attribution

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