Indian Valley Dam Hydro Project
Hydro power plant · Lake County, California
Nameplate capacity
2.9 MW
Rank in California
#1254
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1983
October 1983
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Yolo County Flood Control WCD
- County
- Lake County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among hydro plants in California
- #199 of 244
- EIA plant code
- 50129
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1641 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.4 MW | 1.3 MW | 1983 | Out of service but expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| 1642 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.4 MW | 1.3 MW | 1983 | Out of service but expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| 8332 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.1 MW | 0.1 MW | 1983 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
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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| Corona | Hydro | 2.9 MW |
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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 2.9 MW solar plant and a 2.9 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