Bishop Creek 3
Hydro power plant · Inyo County, California
Nameplate capacity
8.4 MW
Rank in California
#884
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2013
June 2013
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Southern California Edison Co
- County
- Inyo County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among hydro plants in California
- #133 of 244
- EIA plant code
- 324
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.8 MW | 2.8 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.8 MW | 2.8 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.8 MW | 2.8 MW | 2013 | 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
| Volta 1 | Hydro | 8.5 MW |
| Bear Valley Power Plant | Natural gas | 8.4 MW |
| Sierra Pacific Industries (2042-RD) | Solar | 8.4 MW |
| Tule River | Hydro | 8.4 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 8.4 MW solar plant and a 8.4 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