Dutch Flat 2
Hydro power plant · Nevada County, California
Nameplate capacity
27 MW
Rank in California
#584
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1965
November 1965
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Nevada Irrigation District
- County
- Nevada County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among hydro plants in California
- #82 of 244
- EIA plant code
- 413
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3P | Conventional Hydroelectric | 27 MW | 27 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
| Western Power & Steam Inc | Natural gas | 28 MW |
| Lodi | Natural gas | 27 MW |
| Difwind Farms Ltd VI | Wind | 27 MW |
| AM Wind Repower | Wind | 27 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 27 MW solar plant and a 27 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