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Butte County, California · EIA plant ID 232 · Operator: Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Nameplate18MWSummer 19 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation21GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor13%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1963
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 | 86.8 | 53.6% | — |
| 2002 | 96.7 | 59.7% | — |
| 2003 | 95.9 | 59.2% | — |
| 2004 | 96.1 | 59.1% | — |
| 2005 | 95.3 | 58.8% | — |
| 2006 | 97.3 | 60.0% | — |
| 2007 | 85.2 | 52.5% | — |
| 2008 | 64.1 | 39.5% | — |
| 2009 | 68.6 | 42.3% | — |
| 2010 | 79.6 | 49.1% | — |
| 2011 | 96.6 | 59.6% | — |
| 2012 | 75.3 | 46.4% | — |
| 2013 | 73.7 | 45.5% | — |
| 2014 | 43.7 | 26.9% | — |
| 2015 | 42.8 | 26.4% | — |
| 2016 | 49.4 | 30.4% | — |
| 2017 | 27.7 | 17.1% | — |
| 2018 | 59.7 | 36.8% | — |
| 2019 | 54.6 | 33.7% | — |
| 2020 | 33.8 | 20.8% | — |
| 2021 | 37.5 | 23.1% | — |
| 2022 | 56.9 | 35.1% | — |
| 2023 | 47.2 | 29.1% | — |
| 2024 | 23 | 14.1% | — |
| 2025 | 20.7 | 12.8% | — |
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 | 18.4 | 18.5 | Feb 1963 | 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% | 18 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Forks of Butte Hydro Project | 15 MW | 0 km |
| Toadtown | 2 MW | 4.2 km |
| Centerville PH | 6 MW | 9.2 km |
| Cresta | 74 MW | 19.6 km |
| Lime Saddle | retired | 19.7 km |
| Poe | 143 MW | 21.4 km |