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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
PlantStateTechnologyCapacity
Diablo CanyonCANuclear2,323 MW
Helms Pumped StorageCAHydroelectric Pumped Storage1,053 MW
Colusa Generating StationCANatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle712.4 MW
Gateway Generating StationCANatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle619.7 MW
James B BlackCAConventional Hydroelectric168.6 MW
Humboldt BayCANatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine167 MW
PoeCAConventional Hydroelectric142.8 MW
Pit 5CAConventional Hydroelectric141.6 MW
Kerckhoff 2CAConventional Hydroelectric139.5 MW
HaasCAConventional Hydroelectric135 MW
Rock CreekCAConventional Hydroelectric126 MW
Caribou 2CAConventional Hydroelectric117.9 MW
BeldenCAConventional Hydroelectric117.9 MW
Pit 7CAConventional Hydroelectric109.8 MW
Pit 4CAConventional Hydroelectric103.4 MW
ElectraCAConventional Hydroelectric102.5 MW
Balch 2CAConventional Hydroelectric97.2 MW
StanislausCAConventional Hydroelectric81.9 MW
Pit 3CAConventional Hydroelectric80.1 MW
Pit 6CAConventional Hydroelectric79.2 MW
Caribou 1CAConventional Hydroelectric73.8 MW
Pit 1CAConventional Hydroelectric69.2 MW
Drum 2CAConventional Hydroelectric53.1 MW
Tiger CreekCAConventional Hydroelectric52.2 MW
Drum 1CAConventional Hydroelectric49.2 MW
Kings River PHCAConventional Hydroelectric48.6 MW
Salt SpringsCAConventional Hydroelectric42 MW
Butt ValleyCAConventional Hydroelectric40 MW
CrestaCAConventional Hydroelectric36.9 MW
Bucks CreekCAConventional Hydroelectric33 MW
Balch 1CAConventional Hydroelectric31 MW
Dutch FlatCAConventional Hydroelectric22 MW
Huron Solar StationCASolar Photovoltaic20 MW
Cantua Solar StationCASolar Photovoltaic20 MW
Stroud Solar StationCASolar Photovoltaic20 MW
Guernsey Solar StationCASolar Photovoltaic20 MW
Gates Solar StationCASolar Photovoltaic20 MW
De SablaCAConventional Hydroelectric18.4 MW
WiseCAConventional Hydroelectric16.4 MW
Westside Solar StationCASolar Photovoltaic15 MW
Five Points Solar StationCASolar Photovoltaic15 MW
HalseyCAConventional Hydroelectric13.6 MW
West Point PHCAConventional Hydroelectric13.6 MW
NewcastleCAConventional Hydroelectric12.7 MW
Coleman PHCAConventional Hydroelectric12.1 MW
Hat Creek 1CAConventional Hydroelectric10 MW
Hat Creek 2CAConventional Hydroelectric10 MW
GiffenCASolar Photovoltaic10 MW
West Gates Solar StationCASolar Photovoltaic10 MW
Volta 1CAConventional Hydroelectric8.5 MW
Spaulding 1CAConventional Hydroelectric7 MW
SouthCAConventional Hydroelectric6.7 MW
Spaulding 3CAConventional Hydroelectric6.6 MW
Spring GapCAConventional Hydroelectric6 MW
Preferred Freezer San LeandroCASolar Photovoltaic2 MW
Vaca Dixon Solar StationCASolar Photovoltaic2 MW
ToadtownCAConventional Hydroelectric1.8 MW
PhoenixCAConventional Hydroelectric1.6 MW
Alta PowerhouseCAConventional Hydroelectric1 MW
Volta 2CAConventional Hydroelectric1 MW

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Forms EIA-860/EIA-860M — currently operating generators, aggregated to plant then to operator.

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