Kerckhoff
Hydro power plant · Fresno County, California · not currently in service
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
- County
- Fresno County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among hydro plants in California
- #88 of 244
- EIA plant code
- 250
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 11 MW | 13 MW | 2020 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| H3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 11 MW | 13 MW | 2020 | 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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| Imperial Valley Solar Company 1 LLC | Solar | 23 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 23 MW solar plant and a 23 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