Lost Creek I
Shasta County, California · EIA plant ID 10708 · Operator: Snow Mountain Hydro LLC
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation6GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor61%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1989
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 | 7.2 | 75.2% | — |
| 2002 | 6.4 | 66.2% | — |
| 2003 | 5.9 | 61.7% | — |
| 2004 | 5.7 | 59.3% | — |
| 2005 | 5.7 | 58.6% | — |
| 2006 | 6.5 | 67.6% | — |
| 2007 | 6.4 | 66.0% | — |
| 2008 | 5.9 | 61.5% | — |
| 2009 | 5.3 | 54.5% | — |
| 2010 | 4.6 | 48.2% | — |
| 2011 | 4.8 | 50.1% | — |
| 2012 | 4.6 | 47.2% | — |
| 2013 | 4.9 | 50.8% | — |
| 2014 | 4.8 | 49.5% | — |
| 2015 | 4.3 | 44.5% | — |
| 2016 | 4 | 41.7% | — |
| 2017 | 5.4 | 56.0% | — |
| 2018 | 5.6 | 57.6% | — |
| 2019 | 6.5 | 67.4% | — |
| 2020 | 5.9 | 61.2% | — |
| 2021 | 5.6 | 57.6% | — |
| 2022 | 4.9 | 50.7% | — |
| 2023 | 5.5 | 56.8% | — |
| 2024 | 5.1 | 52.6% | — |
| 2025 | 5.9 | 60.9% | — |
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 | 1.1 | 1.1 | Dec 1989 | 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% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Bidwell Ditch Project | 2 MW | 5.6 km |
| Hat Creek 1 | 10 MW | 22 km |
| Hat Creek 2 | 10 MW | 25.2 km |
| Pit 1 | 69 MW | 26.9 km |
| Sierra Pacific Burney Facility | 20 MW | 27.6 km |
| Muck Valley Hydroelectric | 30 MW | 27.7 km |