Nameplate capacity
6.7 MW
Rank in California
#926
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1979
December 1979
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
- County
- Tehama County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among hydro plants in California
- #143 of 244
- EIA plant code
- 280
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 6.7 MW | 7.0 MW | 1979 | 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
| Hatchet Creek Project | Hydro | 6.8 MW |
| MM West Covina | Other | 6.8 MW |
| Spaulding 3 | Hydro | 6.6 MW |
| SunSelect1 | Natural gas | 6.6 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 6.7 MW solar plant and a 6.7 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