Nameplate capacity
7.9 MW
Rank in California
#894
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1983
May 1983
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Metropolitan Water District of S CA
- County
- Riverside County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among hydro plants in California
- #137 of 244
- EIA plant code
- 481
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 7.9 MW | 7.9 MW | 1983 | 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
| Potrero Hills Energy Producers | Other | 8.0 MW |
| Lemoore West | Solar | 7.9 MW |
| Regional Wastewater Control Facility | Other | 7.8 MW |
| SunAnza | Battery storage | 7.8 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 7.9 MW solar plant and a 7.9 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