Friant Hydro Facility
Fresno County, California · EIA plant ID 50393 · Operator: Friant Power Authority
Nameplate38MWSummer 39 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation73GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor21%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1985
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 | 60.7 | 27.7% | — |
| 2002 | 71.3 | 32.6% | — |
| 2003 | 88.2 | 34.6% | — |
| 2004 | 62.9 | 22.7% | — |
| 2005 | 127.2 | 48.0% | — |
| 2006 | 115.2 | 43.4% | — |
| 2007 | 34.4 | 13.0% | — |
| 2008 | 49 | 18.4% | — |
| 2009 | 81.4 | 30.7% | — |
| 2010 | 76 | 28.6% | — |
| 2011 | 117.8 | 44.4% | — |
| 2012 | 56 | 21.0% | — |
| 2013 | 49.7 | 18.7% | — |
| 2014 | 13.6 | 5.1% | — |
| 2015 | 6.9 | 2.6% | — |
| 2016 | 38.4 | 13.6% | — |
| 2017 | 166.3 | 52.2% | — |
| 2018 | 125.9 | 36.5% | — |
| 2019 | 178.9 | 51.8% | — |
| 2020 | 71.3 | 20.6% | — |
| 2021 | 40.3 | 11.7% | — |
| 2022 | 73.4 | 21.3% | — |
| 2023 | 106.2 | 30.8% | — |
| 2024 | 59.8 | 17.3% | — |
| 2025 | 73.5 | 21.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 18.4 | 20 | Jan 1986 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| M1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 9.8 | 9.8 | Jul 1985 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| RO1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 2.4 | 2.3 | Apr 1985 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| RO2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 6.9 | 7.3 | Jun 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Friant Power Authority. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Friant Power Authority | 100.0% | 38 MW |
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Within 80 km.
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| Kerckhoff | 23 MW | 17 km |
| Site 980 65 | 2 MW | 18.6 km |
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