Nameplate capacity
142 MW
Rank in California
#199
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1944
April 1944
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
- County
- Shasta County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.13%
- Rank among hydro plants in California
- #24 of 244
- EIA plant code
- 268
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 38 MW | 40 MW | 1944 | Operating |
| H2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 38 MW | 40 MW | 1944 | Operating |
| H3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 33 MW | 40 MW | 1944 | Operating |
| H4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 32 MW | 40 MW | 1944 | 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
| Poe | Hydro | 143 MW |
| McClure | Other | 142 MW |
| Panoche Valley Solar Farm | Solar | 140 MW |
| Trinity | Hydro | 140 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 142 MW solar plant and a 142 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