Big Pine Creek
Inyo County, California · EIA plant ID 391 · Operator: Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation10GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor40%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1925
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 | 12.4 | 47.1% | — |
| 2002 | 10.4 | 39.5% | — |
| 2003 | 11.5 | 43.6% | — |
| 2004 | 11.9 | 45.2% | — |
| 2005 | 12 | 45.6% | — |
| 2006 | 14.9 | 56.6% | — |
| 2007 | 10.8 | 41.2% | — |
| 2008 | 10.8 | 41.2% | — |
| 2009 | 14.7 | 56.1% | — |
| 2010 | 8.5 | 32.4% | — |
| 2011 | 8.5 | 32.2% | — |
| 2012 | 5.1 | 19.3% | — |
| 2013 | 3.2 | 12.3% | — |
| 2014 | 9.5 | 36.3% | — |
| 2015 | 9.6 | 36.4% | — |
| 2016 | 1.5 | 5.6% | — |
| 2017 | 13 | 49.3% | — |
| 2018 | 12.9 | 49.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.2 | 0.6% | — |
| 2020 | 9.2 | 35.0% | — |
| 2021 | 9.4 | 35.8% | — |
| 2022 | 11.5 | 43.7% | — |
| 2023 | 9 | 34.2% | — |
| 2024 | 11.5 | 43.7% | — |
| 2025 | 10.5 | 39.8% | — |
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 | 3.2 | 3 | Jul 1925 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Los Angeles Department of Water & Power. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Bishop Creek 5 | 5 MW | 25.4 km |
| Bishop Creek 4 | 8 MW | 25.5 km |
| Bishop Creek 3 | 8 MW | 25.5 km |
| Bishop Creek 6 | 2 MW | 26.1 km |
| Bishop Creek 2 | 7 MW | 26.4 km |
| Pleasant Valley Hydro | 3 MW | 35 km |