Hamilton BranchOut of service
Plumas County, California · EIA plant ID 242 · Operator: Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1921
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), primary-fuel 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 | 7.8 | 18.6% | — |
| 2002 | 13.5 | 32.1% | — |
| 2003 | 23.8 | 56.6% | — |
| 2004 | 20 | 47.5% | — |
| 2005 | 18.9 | 44.9% | — |
| 2006 | 22.5 | 53.6% | — |
| 2007 | 7.9 | 18.7% | — |
| 2008 | 7.7 | 18.2% | — |
| 2009 | 8.1 | 19.1% | — |
| 2010 | 15.5 | 36.9% | — |
| 2011 | 20.2 | 48.0% | — |
| 2012 | 11 | 26.1% | — |
| 2013 | 9.6 | 22.9% | — |
| 2014 | 4.1 | 9.8% | — |
| 2015 | 4 | 9.6% | — |
| 2016 | 10.1 | 24.0% | — |
| 2017 | 8.3 | 19.8% | — |
| 2018 | 4.5 | 10.7% | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
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 | 2.6 | 2.4 | Aug 1921 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 2.7 | 2.4 | Aug 1921 | Operating (Out of service) | — | 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% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Butt Valley | 40 MW | 13.4 km |
| Collins Pine Project | 5 MW | 13.7 km |
| Caribou 2 | 118 MW | 20.9 km |
| Caribou 1 | 74 MW | 21 km |
| Oak Flat | 1 MW | 22.4 km |
| Belden | 118 MW | 32.1 km |