Big Creek 2
Hydro power plant · Fresno County, California
Nameplate capacity
67 MW
Rank in California
#359
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2013
December 2013
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Southern California Edison Co
- County
- Fresno County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.06%
- Rank among hydro plants in California
- #57 of 244
- EIA plant code
- 318
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 18 MW | 18 MW | 2021 | Operating |
| 6 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 18 MW | 18 MW | 2025 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 16 MW | 16 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 16 MW | 16 MW | 2014 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in California
| Oxnard | Natural gas | 69 MW |
| Woodleaf | Hydro | 67 MW |
| Alpine Solar | Solar | 66 MW |
| Bucks Creek | Hydro | 66 MW |
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 67 MW solar plant and a 67 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