Bear Creek (CA)
Hydro power plant · Shasta County, California
Nameplate capacity
3.2 MW
Rank in California
#1165
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1990
January 1990
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Central Rivers Power US, LLC
- County
- Shasta County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among hydro plants in California
- #185 of 244
- EIA plant code
- 50156
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.2 MW | 3.0 MW | 1990 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 3.2 MW solar plant and a 3.2 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All California power plants · What California actually generates