Bucks Creek
Plumas County, California · EIA plant ID 220 · Operator: Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Nameplate66MWSummer 65 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation192GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor34%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1928
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 | 100.7 | 17.7% | — |
| 2002 | 210.9 | 37.0% | — |
| 2003 | 285 | 50.1% | — |
| 2004 | 237.5 | 41.6% | — |
| 2005 | 278.6 | 48.9% | — |
| 2006 | 312.2 | 54.8% | — |
| 2007 | 129.6 | 27.3% | — |
| 2008 | 120.7 | 25.4% | — |
| 2009 | 171.3 | 36.1% | — |
| 2010 | 213.3 | 44.9% | — |
| 2011 | 305.4 | 64.3% | — |
| 2012 | 188.7 | 39.6% | — |
| 2013 | 137.8 | 24.2% | — |
| 2014 | 70.4 | 12.4% | — |
| 2015 | 79.2 | 13.9% | — |
| 2016 | 260.4 | 45.6% | — |
| 2017 | 265.5 | 46.6% | — |
| 2018 | 131 | 23.0% | — |
| 2019 | 160.3 | 28.1% | — |
| 2020 | 37 | 6.5% | — |
| 2021 | 18.4 | 3.2% | — |
| 2022 | 67.9 | 11.9% | — |
| 2023 | 72.2 | 12.7% | — |
| 2024 | 43 | 7.5% | — |
| 2025 | 192 | 33.7% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 33 | 32.5 | Mar 1928 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| H2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 33 | 32.5 | Mar 1928 | Operating (Out of service, expected back within the year) | — | 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% | 66 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Rock Creek | 126 MW | 1.6 km |
| Grizzly | 22 MW | 4.8 km |
| Cresta | 74 MW | 11.7 km |
| Belden | 118 MW | 12.7 km |
| Toadtown | 2 MW | 22.7 km |
| Oak Flat | 1 MW | 23.2 km |