Ponderosa Bailey Creek
Tehama County, California · EIA plant ID 10709 · Operator: Snow Mountain Hydro LLC
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation4GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor40%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 | 4.0% | — |
| 2002 | 1.1 | 11.6% | — |
| 2003 | 3.7 | 38.6% | — |
| 2004 | 2.2 | 22.4% | — |
| 2005 | 2.4 | 24.7% | — |
| 2006 | 5.7 | 59.4% | — |
| 2007 | 0.8 | 8.6% | — |
| 2008 | 0.6 | 5.9% | — |
| 2009 | 1.2 | 12.6% | — |
| 2010 | 2 | 20.6% | — |
| 2011 | 3.7 | 38.5% | — |
| 2012 | 1.6 | 16.7% | — |
| 2013 | 0.8 | 8.3% | — |
| 2014 | 0.6 | 6.6% | — |
| 2015 | 0.3 | 3.3% | — |
| 2016 | 3.5 | 36.4% | — |
| 2017 | 5.3 | 54.7% | — |
| 2018 | 1.8 | 18.4% | — |
| 2019 | 3.8 | 39.5% | — |
| 2020 | 0.8 | 8.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.1 | 1.2% | — |
| 2022 | 0.4 | 3.9% | — |
| 2023 | 3 | 31.5% | — |
| 2024 | 2.9 | 30.5% | — |
| 2025 | 3.9 | 40.1% | — |
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 | 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% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Volta 2 | 1 MW | 1.8 km |
| Volta 1 | 9 MW | 2.1 km |
| South | 7 MW | 7.6 km |
| Inskip | 8 MW | 12.2 km |
| Bear Creek | 3 MW | 13 km |
| Cow Creek | retired | 19.6 km |