Frankenheimer Power Plant
Hydro power plant · Stanislaus County, California
Nameplate capacity
5.3 MW
Rank in California
#976
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1983
March 1983
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Turlock Irrigation District
- County
- Stanislaus County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among hydro plants in California
- #155 of 244
- EIA plant code
- 50219
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 5.3 MW | 4.0 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.
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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 5.3 MW solar plant and a 5.3 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