Nameplate capacity
22 MW
Rank in California
#612
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1993
November 1993
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- City of Santa Clara - (CA)
- County
- Plumas County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among hydro plants in California
- #90 of 244
- EIA plant code
- 7338
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 22 MW | 18 MW | 1993 | 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
| Mountain View III | Wind | 22 MW |
| Dutch Flat | Hydro | 22 MW |
| Geo East Mesa II | Other | 22 MW |
| Voyager Wind IV | Wind | 22 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 22 MW solar plant and a 22 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