Belden
Plumas County, California · EIA plant ID 219 · Operator: Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Nameplate118MWSummer 125 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation411GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor38%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1969
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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 | 254.5 | 23.2% | — |
| 2002 | 205.6 | 18.8% | — |
| 2003 | 353.6 | 32.3% | — |
| 2004 | 342.8 | 31.2% | — |
| 2005 | 316.3 | 28.9% | — |
| 2006 | 679.4 | 62.1% | — |
| 2007 | 266.4 | 26.3% | — |
| 2008 | 202.8 | 20.0% | — |
| 2009 | 193.9 | 19.1% | — |
| 2010 | 250.1 | 24.7% | — |
| 2011 | 314.9 | 31.1% | — |
| 2012 | 203 | 20.0% | — |
| 2013 | 249.7 | 22.8% | — |
| 2014 | 161.6 | 14.8% | — |
| 2015 | 142.8 | 13.0% | — |
| 2016 | 181.6 | 16.5% | — |
| 2017 | 286 | 26.1% | — |
| 2018 | 233.8 | 21.3% | — |
| 2019 | 429.7 | 39.2% | — |
| 2020 | 247.4 | 22.5% | — |
| 2021 | 145.2 | 13.3% | — |
| 2022 | 174.4 | 15.9% | — |
| 2023 | 227.8 | 20.8% | — |
| 2024 | 365.1 | 33.3% | — |
| 2025 | 243.3 | 22.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 117.9 | 125 | Sep 1969 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co | 100.0% | 118 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Oak Flat | 1 MW | 10.6 km |
| Caribou 2 | 118 MW | 12.2 km |
| Caribou 1 | 74 MW | 12.2 km |
| Bucks Creek | 66 MW | 12.7 km |
| Grizzly | 22 MW | 13.4 km |
| Rock Creek | 126 MW | 14 km |