Nameplate capacity
8.5 MW
Rank in California
#882
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1980
April 1980
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
- County
- Shasta County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among hydro plants in California
- #132 of 244
- EIA plant code
- 290
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 8.5 MW | 9.0 MW | 1980 | 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
| Pine Tree Solar Project | Solar | 8.5 MW |
| Sepulveda Canyon | Hydro | 8.5 MW |
| Bear Valley Power Plant | Natural gas | 8.4 MW |
| Bishop Creek 3 | Hydro | 8.4 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 8.5 MW solar plant and a 8.5 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