Nameplate capacity
140 MW
Rank in California
#201
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1964
February 1964
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- U S Bureau of Reclamation
- County
- Trinity County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.13%
- Rank among hydro plants in California
- #25 of 244
- EIA plant code
- 451
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 70 MW | 70 MW | 1964 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 70 MW | 70 MW | 1964 | 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
| Pit 5 | Hydro | 142 MW |
| Panoche Valley Solar Farm | Solar | 140 MW |
| Midway Peaking LLC | Natural gas | 140 MW |
| Kerckhoff 2 | 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 140 MW solar plant and a 140 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