Nameplate capacity
165 MW
Rank in California
#163
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1984
January 1984
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Kings River Conservation Dist
- County
- Fresno County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.15%
- Rank among hydro plants in California
- #19 of 244
- EIA plant code
- 7907
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 55 MW | 55 MW | 1984 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 55 MW | 55 MW | 1984 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 55 MW | 55 MW | 1984 | 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
| Pinyon Pine I | Wind | 168 MW |
| Humboldt Bay | Natural gas | 167 MW |
| Resurgence Solar | Solar | 165 MW |
| Solar Gen 2 Solar Facility | Solar | 163 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 165 MW solar plant and a 165 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