Nameplate capacity
42 MW
Rank in California
#499
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1963
October 1963
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- South Feather Water and Power Agency
- County
- Butte County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among hydro plants in California
- #68 of 244
- EIA plant code
- 417
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 42 MW | 38 MW | 1963 | 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
| Berry Placerita Cogen | Natural gas | 43 MW |
| Salt Springs | Hydro | 42 MW |
| Cabazon Wind Partners | Wind | 41 MW |
| Kern River 3 | Hydro | 40 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 42 MW solar plant and a 42 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