Home / Operators / Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Electric power plant operator — U.S. Energy Information Administration (Forms EIA-860/860M).
Power plants
60
Total nameplate capacity
7,470.5 MW
States
1
Generators
101
Capacity by technology
Conventional Hydroelectric · 44 plants2,441.4 MW
Nuclear · 1 plant2,323 MW
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle · 2 plants1,332.1 MW
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage · 1 plant1,053 MW
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine · 1 plant167 MW
Solar Photovoltaic · 11 plants154 MW
| Plant | State | Technology | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diablo Canyon | CA | Nuclear | 2,323 MW |
| Helms Pumped Storage | CA | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | 1,053 MW |
| Colusa Generating Station | CA | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 712.4 MW |
| Gateway Generating Station | CA | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 619.7 MW |
| James B Black | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 168.6 MW |
| Humboldt Bay | CA | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 167 MW |
| Poe | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 142.8 MW |
| Pit 5 | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 141.6 MW |
| Kerckhoff 2 | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 139.5 MW |
| Haas | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 135 MW |
| Rock Creek | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 126 MW |
| Caribou 2 | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 117.9 MW |
| Belden | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 117.9 MW |
| Pit 7 | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 109.8 MW |
| Pit 4 | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 103.4 MW |
| Electra | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 102.5 MW |
| Balch 2 | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 97.2 MW |
| Stanislaus | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 81.9 MW |
| Pit 3 | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 80.1 MW |
| Pit 6 | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 79.2 MW |
| Caribou 1 | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 73.8 MW |
| Pit 1 | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 69.2 MW |
| Drum 2 | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 53.1 MW |
| Tiger Creek | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 52.2 MW |
| Drum 1 | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 49.2 MW |
| Kings River PH | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 48.6 MW |
| Salt Springs | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 42 MW |
| Butt Valley | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 40 MW |
| Cresta | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 36.9 MW |
| Bucks Creek | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 33 MW |
| Balch 1 | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 31 MW |
| Dutch Flat | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 22 MW |
| Huron Solar Station | CA | Solar Photovoltaic | 20 MW |
| Cantua Solar Station | CA | Solar Photovoltaic | 20 MW |
| Stroud Solar Station | CA | Solar Photovoltaic | 20 MW |
| Guernsey Solar Station | CA | Solar Photovoltaic | 20 MW |
| Gates Solar Station | CA | Solar Photovoltaic | 20 MW |
| De Sabla | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 18.4 MW |
| Wise | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 16.4 MW |
| Westside Solar Station | CA | Solar Photovoltaic | 15 MW |
| Five Points Solar Station | CA | Solar Photovoltaic | 15 MW |
| Halsey | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 13.6 MW |
| West Point PH | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 13.6 MW |
| Newcastle | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 12.7 MW |
| Coleman PH | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 12.1 MW |
| Hat Creek 1 | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 10 MW |
| Hat Creek 2 | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 10 MW |
| Giffen | CA | Solar Photovoltaic | 10 MW |
| West Gates Solar Station | CA | Solar Photovoltaic | 10 MW |
| Volta 1 | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 8.5 MW |
| Spaulding 1 | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 7 MW |
| South | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 6.7 MW |
| Spaulding 3 | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 6.6 MW |
| Spring Gap | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 6 MW |
| Preferred Freezer San Leandro | CA | Solar Photovoltaic | 2 MW |
| Vaca Dixon Solar Station | CA | Solar Photovoltaic | 2 MW |
| Toadtown | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.8 MW |
| Phoenix | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.6 MW |
| Alta Powerhouse | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 MW |
| Volta 2 | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 MW |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Forms EIA-860/EIA-860M — currently operating generators, aggregated to plant then to operator.