Nameplate capacity
47 MW
Rank in California
#473
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1969
December 1969
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Yuba County Water Agency
- County
- Yuba County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among hydro plants in California
- #64 of 244
- EIA plant code
- 455
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 47 MW | 55 MW | 1969 | 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
| Ridgetop | Wind | 47 MW |
| UCLA So Campus Cogen Project | Natural gas | 47 MW |
| Elk Hills Cogen | Natural gas | 47 MW |
| Red Bluff | Natural gas | 46 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 47 MW solar plant and a 47 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