Nameplate capacity
53 MW
Rank in California
#416
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1965
December 1965
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
- County
- Placer County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among hydro plants in California
- #60 of 244
- EIA plant code
- 236
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 53 MW | 50 MW | 1965 | 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
| Valley Center 54 | Battery storage | 54 MW |
| Salton Sea Power Gen Co - Unit 3 | Other | 54 MW |
| Tiger Creek | Hydro | 52 MW |
| Goal Line LP | Natural gas | 51 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 53 MW solar plant and a 53 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