Ivanpah 3
Solar power plant in San Bernardino County, California. 133.4 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by NRG Energy Services.
Also known as EIA plant 57075
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 133.4 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 2013First generator online
- Operator
- NRG Energy ServicesEIA operator ID 57499
- Grid
- CAISOBalancing authority CISO
- Price nodes
- 1 CAISO nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- San Bernardino County, CA35.5808, −115.4825
- EIA plant ID
- 57075EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Ivanpah 3 produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
237 GWh
237,374 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
20.3%
2024: 23.1%
January to July 2026
93.6 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2015 to 2025
170.0–288.6
GWh a year. Low 2023, high 2020
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2003 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2004 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2005 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2006 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2007 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2008 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2009 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2010 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2011 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2012 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2013 | 0 | Not reported | 1 of 12 |
| 2014 | 116,435 | Not reported | 10 of 12 |
| 2015 | 224,103 | 19.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 247,702 | 21.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 243,788 | 20.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 276,326 | 23.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 257,535 | 22.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 288,623 | 24.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 252,220 | 21.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 279,046 | 23.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 169,971 | 14.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 270,575 | 23.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 237,374 | 20.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 93,563 | 13.8% | 7 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free account · CAISOEmissions
Free · EPA CAMPDCO₂, 2025
17,976
US short tons. 2024: 26,502
SO₂, 2025
0
US short tons
NOx, 2025
2
US short tons
CO₂ per MWh, calculated
0.08 t
About 151 lb per MWh
1 of 1 EPA units reported CO₂ in 2025 (BLR1), matched to EIA plant 57075 through the EPA–EIA crosswalk. The per-MWh rate is EPA CO₂ divided by EIA-923 net generation. The two reporting boundaries can differ.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSWithdrawal, 2024
Not reported
million gallons as reported; not used, see note
Consumption, 2024
Not reported
million gallons
Source
well
Ground, Fresh. Dry cooling
Watershed stress
Low · 0.341
USGS SUI, HUC12 Whisky Spring-Frontal Ivanpah Lake
0 of 12 cooling months report withdrawal. Dry cooling with no reported withdrawal; not tested. Consumption is below 5% of a large reported withdrawal, so the withdrawal is not used. Blank volumes are unreported, not zero.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST1 | Solar Thermal without Energy Storage | 133.4 | December 2013 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists NRG Energy Services as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Modeled curtailment
A range, not one number. The lower bound counts hours inside the production tax credit window; the upper bound is the no-credit case.
Expected vs reported generation
Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.
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Questions about Ivanpah 3
How much power does Ivanpah 3 produce?
Ivanpah 3 reported 237,374 MWh (237 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 20.3% capacity factor on 133.4 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 93.6 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Ivanpah 3?
Ivanpah 3 is in San Bernardino County, California, at 35.5808, −115.4825. It is in the California Independent System Operator balancing area (CISO).
Who operates Ivanpah 3?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists NRG Energy Services as the operator (EIA operator ID 57499). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Ivanpah 3 start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 2013, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Ivanpah 3?
Yes. InfraMap has CAISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Ivanpah 3, with the hub price and node-to-hub basis. Prices are free with an InfraMap account; pricing node names are part of InfraMap Pro.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- EPA CAMPD annual emissions through the EPA–EIA crosswalk, 1995 to 2025
- CAISO day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05
- EIA-923 cooling water 2024 and the USGS surface water supply and use index, Water years 2010-2020 (Oct 2009 to Sep 2020), mean of monthly values
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