ORA · CIK 0001296445
What Ormat Technologies, Inc. told the SEC could break it.
Ormat's disclosures cluster on concentration among a few offtakers and projects. Its electricity revenue leans on a handful of utility buyers under long-term power-purchase agreements — SCPPA at 17.8%, NV Energy at 13.8% and Kenya's KPLC at 11.9% — and its two largest facilities, McGinness Hills in Nevada and Olkaria III in Kenya, were 20.7% of total revenue, with the Kenya exposure carrying collection risk ($29.5 million overdue from KPLC at year-end). Its power units and storage systems depend on commodity inputs like steel, aluminum and lithium-linked batteries, leaving it exposed to U.S. tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China and to clean-energy policy, including new foreign-entity-of-concern requirements under the OBBBA that have prompted it to safe-harbor projects.
4 self-disclosed vulnerabilities, pulled from its own filings, each in the company’s words, with the source. This is the risk register almost nobody reads.
In its own words
What could break it.
Customer concentration
- SCPPA 17.8%, NV Energy 13.8%, KPLC 11.9% of revenuehigh
Ormat's electricity revenue is concentrated in a few utility offtakers: SCPPA (17.8%), Sierra Pacific/Nevada Power (NV Energy, 13.8%) and Kenya Power/KPLC (11.9%) each exceeded 10% of revenue under long-term PPAs.
“rn California Public Power Authority (“SCPPA”) 17.8 % 20.6 % 21.2 % Sierra Pacific Power Company and Nevada Power Company 13.8 15.1 14.1 Kenya Power and Lighting Co. Ltd. ("KPLC") 11.9 13.0 13.2”
SEC filing →As of 2026
Commodity & input dependence
- steel, aluminum (and lithium batteries for storage)medium
Ormat's power units depend on steel, aluminum, vessels and industrial equipment bought at market prices; its energy-storage business is also exposed to lithium-linked battery prices.
“raw materials, including primarily steel and aluminum, commodities, vessels and industrial equipment components that we use.”
SEC filing →As of 2026
Geographic concentration
- two largest projects = 20.7% of revenue (McGinness Hills NV, Olkaria III Kenya)medium
Ormat's two largest projects — McGinness Hills (Nevada) and Olkaria III (Kenya) — were 23.7% of Electricity-segment generating capacity and 20.7% of total revenue; the Kenya exposure also carries collection risk ($29.5M overdue from KPLC at YE2025).
“These two facilities accounted for 20.7% of our total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2025.”
SEC filing →As of 2026
Regulatory & policy
- tariffs (Canada/Mexico/China), OBBBA FEOC requirements & battery/ITC policylow
U.S. tariffs on Canada/Mexico/China raise costs and delay supply; the OBBBA introduced foreign-entity-of-concern (FEOC) requirements for projects starting construction after Dec 31, 2025 and BESS pricing is exposed to lithium/China tariffs, prompting Ormat to safe-harbor projects.
“In general, the energy storage market is impacted by battery prices that are linked to lithium prices and tariffs affecting China. 2025 was a volatile year for BESS pricing due to the implementation of tariffs and tariff policy changes, as well as the increase in demand due to the enactment of the OBBBA.”
SEC filing →As of 2026
The hidden graph
Who it depends on, and who depends on it.
Relationships surfaced from filings, including ones disclosed by the other side, which is how the non-obvious ones come to light.
Its customers
Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA)
“rn California Public Power Authority (“SCPPA”) 17.8 % 20.6 % 21.2 % Sierra Pacific Power Company and Nevada Power Company 13.8 15.1 14.1 Kenya Power and Lighting Co. Ltd. ("KPLC") 11.9 13.0 13.2”
Cited →Switch, Inc.
“In January 2026, we entered into a new 20-year PPA with Switch, Inc.,”
Cited →NV Energy (Sierra Pacific Power Company & Nevada Power Company)
“rn California Public Power Authority (“SCPPA”) 17.8 % 20.6 % 21.2 % Sierra Pacific Power Company and Nevada Power Company 13.8 15.1 14.1 Kenya Power and Lighting Co. Ltd. ("KPLC") 11.9 13.0 13.2”
Cited →Kenya Power and Lighting Co. Ltd. (KPLC)
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