Pit 7
Shasta County, California · EIA plant ID 270 · Operator: Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Nameplate110MWSummer 113 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation366GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor37%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1965
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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 | 446 | 45.5% | — |
| 2002 | 474.1 | 48.3% | — |
| 2003 | 529.6 | 54.0% | — |
| 2004 | 504.7 | 51.3% | — |
| 2005 | 525.1 | 53.5% | — |
| 2006 | 632.9 | 64.5% | — |
| 2007 | 413.8 | 41.8% | — |
| 2008 | 397.3 | 40.0% | — |
| 2009 | 416.9 | 42.1% | — |
| 2010 | 483.6 | 48.9% | — |
| 2011 | 528.6 | 53.4% | — |
| 2012 | 414.6 | 41.8% | — |
| 2013 | 379.5 | 38.3% | — |
| 2014 | 303.9 | 30.7% | — |
| 2015 | 272.3 | 27.5% | — |
| 2016 | 423.3 | 42.6% | — |
| 2017 | 464.1 | 46.9% | — |
| 2018 | 361 | 36.5% | — |
| 2019 | 461.2 | 46.6% | — |
| 2020 | 314.6 | 31.7% | — |
| 2021 | 281 | 28.4% | — |
| 2022 | 207.6 | 21.0% | — |
| 2023 | 274.7 | 27.8% | — |
| 2024 | 293.2 | 29.5% | — |
| 2025 | 438.7 | 44.3% | — |
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 | 57.6 | 56 | Sep 1965 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| H2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 52.2 | 57 | Sep 1965 | 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% | 110 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Montgomery Creek Hydro | 3 MW | 2.9 km |
| Cove Hydroelectric | 5 MW | 4.4 km |
| Roaring Creek Water Power | 2 MW | 5.2 km |
| Hatchet Creek Project | 7 MW | 6.6 km |
| Pit 6 | 79 MW | 8.4 km |
| Pit 5 | 142 MW | 15.5 km |