Nameplate capacity
2.9 MW
Rank in California
#1252
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1983
August 1983
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Metropolitan Water District of S CA
- County
- Riverside County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among hydro plants in California
- #198 of 244
- EIA plant code
- 480
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.9 MW | 2.8 MW | 1983 | 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
| Wonderful Orchards - West Valley | Solar | 3.0 MW |
| Amazon - SAN5 | Solar | 2.9 MW |
| Dixie Creek Dairy Solar | Solar | 2.9 MW |
| Indian Valley Dam Hydro Project | Hydro | 2.9 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 2.9 MW solar plant and a 2.9 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