Nameplate capacity
49 MW
Rank in California
#448
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1928
June 1928
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
- County
- Placer County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among hydro plants in California
- #62 of 244
- EIA plant code
- 235
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 13 MW | 14 MW | 1928 | Operating |
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 12 MW | 13 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 12 MW | 13 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 12 MW | 13 MW | 2022 | 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
| Santa Ynez Facility | Natural gas | 49 MW |
| Torrance Refining Company, LLC | Natural gas | 49 MW |
| Clearwater Power Plant | Natural gas | 49 MW |
| Mountain View IV | Wind | 49 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 49 MW solar plant and a 49 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