Shasta
Shasta County, California · EIA plant ID 445 · Operator: U S Bureau of Reclamation
Nameplate714MWSummer 714 MW
Generators7in service
Net generation2,002GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor32%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1944
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 | 1,644.1 | 29.8% | — |
| 2002 | 1,869.1 | 33.8% | — |
| 2003 | 2,235.5 | 39.4% | — |
| 2004 | 2,082.2 | 35.7% | — |
| 2005 | 1,902.1 | 31.9% | — |
| 2006 | 2,648.3 | 44.5% | — |
| 2007 | 1,914.2 | 32.1% | — |
| 2008 | 1,465.8 | 24.5% | — |
| 2009 | 1,435 | 22.9% | — |
| 2010 | 1,840.1 | 29.4% | — |
| 2011 | 2,357.1 | 37.7% | — |
| 2012 | 1,827.6 | 29.1% | — |
| 2013 | 1,794.6 | 28.7% | — |
| 2014 | 1,012.9 | 16.2% | — |
| 2015 | 1,096.9 | 17.5% | — |
| 2016 | 1,748 | 27.9% | — |
| 2017 | 2,908.4 | 46.5% | — |
| 2018 | 1,739.2 | 27.8% | — |
| 2019 | 2,294 | 36.7% | — |
| 2020 | 1,671 | 26.6% | — |
| 2021 | 989.3 | 15.8% | — |
| 2022 | 765.9 | 12.3% | — |
| 2023 | 1,739.9 | 27.8% | — |
| 2024 | 2,333.7 | 37.2% | — |
| 2025 | 2,347.7 | 37.5% | — |
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 | 142 | 142 | Apr 1949 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 142 | 142 | Jul 1948 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 142 | 142 | Jun 1944 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 142 | 142 | Jun 1944 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 142 | 142 | Mar 1948 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| S1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 2 | 2 | Jun 1944 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| S2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 2 | 2 | Jun 1944 | 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% | 714 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Spring Creek | 180 MW | 10.6 km |
| Keswick | 117 MW | 11.9 km |
| Shasta College PH2 Solar Project | 2 MW | 13.7 km |
| Whiskeytown | 4 MW | 16.6 km |
| Judge F Carr | 154 MW | 19 km |
| Redding Power | 183 MW | 23.4 km |