Lime SaddleRetired
Butte County, California · EIA plant ID 255 · Operator: Pacific Gas & Electric Co
×2 MW hydro retired since 2020 (latest Dec 2023)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online—
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 | 6.7 | 38.3% | — |
| 2002 | 7 | 39.9% | — |
| 2003 | 6.7 | 38.0% | — |
| 2004 | 5.9 | 33.7% | — |
| 2005 | 5.4 | 31.0% | — |
| 2006 | 6.3 | 35.7% | — |
| 2007 | 5.3 | 30.2% | — |
| 2008 | 4.8 | 27.3% | — |
| 2009 | 5 | 28.7% | — |
| 2010 | 4.9 | 28.1% | — |
| 2011 | 5.9 | 33.5% | — |
| 2012 | 4.5 | 25.4% | — |
| 2013 | 5.5 | 31.4% | — |
| 2014 | 4.2 | 24.1% | — |
| 2015 | 4.3 | 24.6% | — |
| 2016 | 3.3 | 18.8% | — |
| 2017 | 5.2 | 29.4% | — |
| 2018 | 3 | 17.3% | — |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | Aug 1906 | Retired Dec 2023 | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1 | 1 | Aug 1906 | Retired Dec 2023 | — | 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).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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