Hat Creek 1
Shasta County, California · EIA plant ID 243 · Operator: Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Nameplate10MWSummer 9 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation32GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor43%hydro units, summer MW
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), 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 | 41.7 | 56.0% | — |
| 2002 | 36.9 | 49.6% | — |
| 2003 | 37.7 | 50.6% | — |
| 2004 | 36.2 | 48.4% | — |
| 2005 | 32 | 43.0% | — |
| 2006 | 40.7 | 54.6% | — |
| 2007 | 35.8 | 48.1% | — |
| 2008 | 33 | 44.2% | — |
| 2009 | 30.6 | 41.1% | — |
| 2010 | 29.3 | 39.4% | — |
| 2011 | 29.7 | 39.8% | — |
| 2012 | 6.6 | 8.9% | — |
| 2013 | 19.6 | 26.3% | — |
| 2014 | 21 | 28.1% | — |
| 2015 | 22.2 | 29.8% | — |
| 2016 | 25.5 | 34.2% | — |
| 2017 | 34.5 | 46.3% | — |
| 2018 | 31.3 | 42.0% | — |
| 2019 | 34.4 | 46.2% | — |
| 2020 | 32.3 | 43.3% | — |
| 2021 | 27.9 | 37.5% | — |
| 2022 | 17.3 | 23.2% | — |
| 2023 | 22.8 | 30.6% | — |
| 2024 | 26.8 | 35.9% | — |
| 2025 | 32.4 | 43.5% | — |
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 | 10 | 8.5 | Aug 1921 | 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% | 10 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Hat Creek 2 | 10 MW | 3.5 km |
| Pit 1 | 69 MW | 7.9 km |
| Hat Creek Bioenergy | 4 MW | 9.2 km |
| Sierra Pacific Burney Facility | 20 MW | 14.4 km |
| Shasta Solar Farm | 3 MW | 15.3 km |
| Burney Forest Products | 31 MW | 15.8 km |