Burney Creek
Shasta County, California · EIA plant ID 10706 · Operator: Snow Mountain Hydro LLC
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation9GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor33%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1990
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), hydro units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.4 | 1.4% | — |
| 2002 | 4 | 15.3% | — |
| 2003 | 9.1 | 34.8% | — |
| 2004 | 6 | 22.8% | — |
| 2005 | 6.7 | 25.6% | — |
| 2006 | 11.9 | 45.2% | — |
| 2007 | 2.5 | 9.3% | — |
| 2008 | 2.2 | 8.4% | — |
| 2009 | 3.8 | 14.6% | — |
| 2010 | 4.6 | 17.4% | — |
| 2011 | 8.1 | 30.8% | — |
| 2012 | 3.9 | 14.8% | — |
| 2013 | 2 | 7.7% | — |
| 2014 | 1.9 | 7.1% | — |
| 2015 | 0.4 | 1.5% | — |
| 2016 | 7.1 | 27.1% | — |
| 2017 | 10.7 | 40.8% | — |
| 2018 | 3.4 | 12.8% | — |
| 2019 | 8.9 | 33.8% | — |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 6.3% | — |
| 2021 | 0.5 | 1.7% | — |
| 2022 | 2 | 7.6% | — |
| 2023 | 6.2 | 23.6% | — |
| 2024 | 8.9 | 33.6% | — |
| 2025 | 8.6 | 32.6% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 3 | 3 | Mar 1990 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Snow Mountain Hydro LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Snow Mountain Hydro LLC | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Sierra Pacific Burney Facility | 20 MW | 2.7 km |
| Hatchet Ridge Wind Project | 101 MW | 8.2 km |
| Pit 3 | 80 MW | 15.7 km |
| Hat Creek Bioenergy | 4 MW | 16.7 km |
| Hatchet Creek Project | 7 MW | 16.7 km |