IVANPAH 2
OperatingSolar power plant
- Capacity
- 133 MW
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- County
- San Bernardino County
- Operator
- NRG ENERGY SERVICES
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2013
- EIA plant ID
- 57073
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Solar Thermal without Energy Storage
- Net generation (2024)
- 269 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 23%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 35.5561, -115.4686
IVANPAH 2, a 133 MW Solar power plant in San Bernardino County, California. Operated by NRG ENERGY SERVICES, commissioned 2013.
How IVANPAH 2 compares
With 133 MW of capacity, IVANPAH 2 ranks 124th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 16th of the 303 operating Solar plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.8% of California's operating Solar capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 22nd-largest of the 639 operating Solar plants in the database. Commissioned in 2013, it is newer than 72% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, NRG ENERGY SERVICES, runs 3 operating plants in California totaling 391 MW. It shares San Bernardino County with 64 other operating plants, including MOUNTAINVIEW GENERATING STATION and HIGH DESERT POWER PLANT.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 133 MW of nameplate capacity, all solar thermal without energy storage technology. Net generation was 269 GWh in 2024 (a 23% capacity factor), about the same as in 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is IVANPAH (230 kV), about 0.8 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line, about 0.7 miles away. Another 7 operating power plants totaling 1,593 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is HIGGINS GENERATING STATION (688 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 2 mapped data centers; the nearest is Switch Las Vegas in Las Vegas, about 37.7 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
IVANPAH 2 is a 133 MW solar power plant in San Bernardino County, CA, operated by NRG ENERGY SERVICES, commissioned in 2013. San Bernardino County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.3 of 5 at the 33rd national percentile. Earthquake is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 99th percentile.
San Bernardino County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Share of modeled loss | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Very High | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 18% | 0.11 |
| Wildfire | Very High | 99th | 4.9 of 5 | 43% | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very High | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 22% | 13.0 |
| Heat wave | Relatively High | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | <1% | 11.6 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 15% | 0.07 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 1% | 0.18 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 1% | 0.76 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | <1% | 16.8 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 1st | 1.0 of 5 | <1% | 2.1 |
Perils not assessed in San Bernardino County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "No Rating" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Ice storm | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Hail exposure and deductible structure
Hail scores 1.8 of 5, which sits in the 1% to 2% percentage deductible range carriers are quoting for that exposure. Named windstorm and severe convective wind score 1.4 of 5, indicating a 1% to 1% wind deductible. Ranges, not single figures. The final structure is set by the carrier.
Percentage hail deductible range: 1% to 2% of insured value. Wind deductible range: 1% to 1%. These are the structures commonly seen at this exposure, not an offer and not a rate.
Modeled annual loss for a 133 MW solar array
At an assumed replacement value of $0.90 per watt, or $119.7M insured, the modeled expected annual loss for a fixed tilt ground mount array in San Bernardino County is $61,274 a year, $461 per MW, 0.05% of insured value.
Heat is modeled as a production risk rather than a property loss: 1.3% of annual yield in this county.
Insurability signal: Standard. Wildfire carries 43% of modeled loss.
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for San Bernardino County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile, and the modeled loss applies the Bywatts solar vulnerability layer. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level. The solar vulnerability layer that turns FEMA building loss into modeled solar loss was derived by Bywatts and revised on physical reasoning. It has not been reviewed by a practising underwriter.