San Francisquito 2
Hydro power plant · Los Angeles County, California
Nameplate capacity
46 MW
Rank in California
#482
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1932
September 1932
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
- County
- Los Angeles County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among hydro plants in California
- #65 of 244
- EIA plant code
- 6480
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 18 MW | 16 MW | 1932 | Operating |
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 14 MW | 15 MW | 2020 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 14 MW | 14 MW | 2020 | 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
| Live Oak Limited | Natural gas | 46 MW |
| McKittrick Limited | Natural gas | 46 MW |
| Ormesa III | Other | 46 MW |
| CE Leathers | Other | 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 46 MW solar plant and a 46 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