Nameplate capacity
24 MW
Rank in California
#605
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1930
July 1930
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- East Bay Municipal Util Dist
- County
- Calaveras County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among hydro plants in California
- #87 of 244
- EIA plant code
- 376
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 8.6 MW | 9.9 MW | 1983 | Operating |
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 7.5 MW | 8.9 MW | 1930 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 7.5 MW | 8.9 MW | 1930 | 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
| Etiwanda | Hydro | 24 MW |
| Bowerman Power LFG, LLC | Other | 24 MW |
| CalPortland Company Mojave Wind | Wind | 24 MW |
| Imperial Valley Solar Company 1 LLC | Solar | 23 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 24 MW solar plant and a 24 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