Keswick
Shasta County, California · EIA plant ID 443 · Operator: U S Bureau of Reclamation
Nameplate117MWSummer 117 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation378GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor37%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1949
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 | 394.1 | 38.5% | — |
| 2002 | 420.9 | 41.1% | — |
| 2003 | 476.2 | 46.5% | — |
| 2004 | 452.2 | 44.0% | — |
| 2005 | 395.6 | 38.6% | — |
| 2006 | 531.2 | 51.8% | — |
| 2007 | 419.6 | 40.9% | — |
| 2008 | 373.5 | 36.4% | — |
| 2009 | 344.9 | 33.7% | — |
| 2010 | 378.6 | 36.9% | — |
| 2011 | 441.3 | 43.1% | — |
| 2012 | 371.8 | 36.2% | — |
| 2013 | 383.7 | 37.4% | — |
| 2014 | 284.3 | 27.7% | — |
| 2015 | 277.8 | 27.1% | — |
| 2016 | 333.4 | 32.4% | — |
| 2017 | 437.4 | 42.7% | — |
| 2018 | 325.2 | 31.7% | — |
| 2019 | 356 | 34.7% | — |
| 2020 | 327.9 | 31.9% | — |
| 2021 | 288.4 | 28.1% | — |
| 2022 | 169.5 | 16.5% | — |
| 2023 | 336.2 | 32.8% | — |
| 2024 | 376.6 | 36.6% | — |
| 2025 | 407.4 | 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 | 39 | 39 | Mar 1950 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 39 | 39 | Dec 1949 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 39 | 39 | Oct 1949 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: U S Bureau of Reclamation. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| U S Bureau of Reclamation | 100.0% | 117 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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