Toadtown
Butte County, California · EIA plant ID 714 · Operator: Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation2GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor14%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1986
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 | 4.7 | 36.1% | — |
| 2002 | 5.8 | 44.4% | — |
| 2003 | 6.5 | 49.6% | — |
| 2004 | 5.2 | 39.4% | — |
| 2005 | 5.7 | 43.6% | — |
| 2006 | 5.7 | 43.7% | — |
| 2007 | 4 | 30.6% | — |
| 2008 | 3.5 | 26.4% | — |
| 2009 | 3.3 | 25.2% | — |
| 2010 | 5.3 | 40.6% | — |
| 2011 | 5.9 | 44.5% | — |
| 2012 | 3.4 | 25.8% | — |
| 2013 | 3.9 | 29.7% | — |
| 2014 | 1.5 | 11.7% | — |
| 2015 | 1.9 | 14.3% | — |
| 2016 | 3.2 | 24.4% | — |
| 2017 | 3.3 | 25.1% | — |
| 2018 | 3.5 | 26.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3 | 33.0% | — |
| 2020 | 2 | 15.0% | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 7.8% | — |
| 2022 | 3.3 | 24.8% | — |
| 2023 | 2.5 | 19.2% | — |
| 2024 | 2.4 | 17.8% | — |
| 2025 | 1.8 | 13.5% | — |
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 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Apr 1986 | 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% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| De Sabla | 18 MW | 4.2 km |
| Forks of Butte Hydro Project | 15 MW | 4.2 km |
| Centerville PH | 6 MW | 12.9 km |
| Cresta | 74 MW | 17.4 km |
| Rock Creek | 126 MW | 21.2 km |
| Poe | 143 MW | 21.7 km |