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Pacific Gas & Electric Co. in California

Power plant fleet — U.S. Energy Information Administration (Forms EIA-860/860M).

Power plants in California
60
Nameplate capacity
7,470.5 MW
Generating units
101
Share of state capacity
7.01%

By technology

TechnologyPlantsCapacity
Conventional Hydroelectric442,441.4 MW
Nuclear12,323 MW
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle21,332.1 MW
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage11,053 MW
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1167 MW
Solar Photovoltaic11154 MW

Plants

PlantTechnologyUnitsCapacity
Diablo CanyonNuclear22,323 MW
Helms Pumped StorageHydroelectric Pumped Storage31,053 MW
Colusa Generating StationNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle3712.4 MW
Gateway Generating StationNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle3619.7 MW
James B BlackConventional Hydroelectric2168.6 MW
Humboldt BayNatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine10167 MW
PoeConventional Hydroelectric2142.8 MW
Pit 5Conventional Hydroelectric4141.6 MW
Kerckhoff 2Conventional Hydroelectric1139.5 MW
HaasConventional Hydroelectric2135 MW
Rock CreekConventional Hydroelectric2126 MW
Caribou 2Conventional Hydroelectric2117.9 MW
BeldenConventional Hydroelectric1117.9 MW
Pit 7Conventional Hydroelectric2109.8 MW
Pit 4Conventional Hydroelectric2103.4 MW
ElectraConventional Hydroelectric3102.5 MW
Balch 2Conventional Hydroelectric297.2 MW
StanislausConventional Hydroelectric181.9 MW
Pit 3Conventional Hydroelectric380.1 MW
Pit 6Conventional Hydroelectric279.2 MW
Caribou 1Conventional Hydroelectric373.8 MW
Pit 1Conventional Hydroelectric269.2 MW
Drum 2Conventional Hydroelectric153.1 MW
Tiger CreekConventional Hydroelectric252.2 MW
Drum 1Conventional Hydroelectric449.2 MW
Kings River PHConventional Hydroelectric148.6 MW
Salt SpringsConventional Hydroelectric242 MW
Butt ValleyConventional Hydroelectric140 MW
CrestaConventional Hydroelectric136.9 MW
Bucks CreekConventional Hydroelectric133 MW
Balch 1Conventional Hydroelectric131 MW
Dutch FlatConventional Hydroelectric122 MW
Huron Solar StationSolar Photovoltaic120 MW
Cantua Solar StationSolar Photovoltaic120 MW
Stroud Solar StationSolar Photovoltaic120 MW
Guernsey Solar StationSolar Photovoltaic120 MW
Gates Solar StationSolar Photovoltaic120 MW
De SablaConventional Hydroelectric118.4 MW
WiseConventional Hydroelectric216.4 MW
Westside Solar StationSolar Photovoltaic115 MW
Five Points Solar StationSolar Photovoltaic115 MW
HalseyConventional Hydroelectric113.6 MW
West Point PHConventional Hydroelectric113.6 MW
NewcastleConventional Hydroelectric112.7 MW
Coleman PHConventional Hydroelectric112.1 MW
Hat Creek 1Conventional Hydroelectric110 MW
Hat Creek 2Conventional Hydroelectric110 MW
GiffenSolar Photovoltaic110 MW
West Gates Solar StationSolar Photovoltaic110 MW
Volta 1Conventional Hydroelectric18.5 MW
Spaulding 1Conventional Hydroelectric17 MW
SouthConventional Hydroelectric16.7 MW
Spaulding 3Conventional Hydroelectric16.6 MW
Spring GapConventional Hydroelectric16 MW
Preferred Freezer San LeandroSolar Photovoltaic12 MW
Vaca Dixon Solar StationSolar Photovoltaic12 MW
ToadtownConventional Hydroelectric11.8 MW
PhoenixConventional Hydroelectric11.6 MW
Alta PowerhouseConventional Hydroelectric11 MW
Volta 2Conventional Hydroelectric11 MW

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Forms EIA-860 and EIA-860M. "Share of state capacity" is this operator's nameplate capacity in California as a percentage of all in-state nameplate capacity.

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