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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
| Technology | Plants | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Conventional Hydroelectric | 44 | 2,441.4 MW |
| Nuclear | 1 | 2,323 MW |
| Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 2 | 1,332.1 MW |
| Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | 1 | 1,053 MW |
| Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1 | 167 MW |
| Solar Photovoltaic | 11 | 154 MW |
Plants
| Plant | Technology | Units | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diablo Canyon | Nuclear | 2 | 2,323 MW |
| Helms Pumped Storage | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | 3 | 1,053 MW |
| Colusa Generating Station | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 3 | 712.4 MW |
| Gateway Generating Station | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 3 | 619.7 MW |
| James B Black | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2 | 168.6 MW |
| Humboldt Bay | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 10 | 167 MW |
| Poe | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2 | 142.8 MW |
| Pit 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 4 | 141.6 MW |
| Kerckhoff 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 139.5 MW |
| Haas | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2 | 135 MW |
| Rock Creek | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2 | 126 MW |
| Caribou 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2 | 117.9 MW |
| Belden | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 117.9 MW |
| Pit 7 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2 | 109.8 MW |
| Pit 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2 | 103.4 MW |
| Electra | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3 | 102.5 MW |
| Balch 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2 | 97.2 MW |
| Stanislaus | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 81.9 MW |
| Pit 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3 | 80.1 MW |
| Pit 6 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2 | 79.2 MW |
| Caribou 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3 | 73.8 MW |
| Pit 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2 | 69.2 MW |
| Drum 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 53.1 MW |
| Tiger Creek | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2 | 52.2 MW |
| Drum 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 4 | 49.2 MW |
| Kings River PH | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 48.6 MW |
| Salt Springs | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2 | 42 MW |
| Butt Valley | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 40 MW |
| Cresta | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 36.9 MW |
| Bucks Creek | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 33 MW |
| Balch 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 31 MW |
| Dutch Flat | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 22 MW |
| Huron Solar Station | Solar Photovoltaic | 1 | 20 MW |
| Cantua Solar Station | Solar Photovoltaic | 1 | 20 MW |
| Stroud Solar Station | Solar Photovoltaic | 1 | 20 MW |
| Guernsey Solar Station | Solar Photovoltaic | 1 | 20 MW |
| Gates Solar Station | Solar Photovoltaic | 1 | 20 MW |
| De Sabla | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 18.4 MW |
| Wise | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2 | 16.4 MW |
| Westside Solar Station | Solar Photovoltaic | 1 | 15 MW |
| Five Points Solar Station | Solar Photovoltaic | 1 | 15 MW |
| Halsey | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 13.6 MW |
| West Point PH | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 13.6 MW |
| Newcastle | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 12.7 MW |
| Coleman PH | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 12.1 MW |
| Hat Creek 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 10 MW |
| Hat Creek 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 10 MW |
| Giffen | Solar Photovoltaic | 1 | 10 MW |
| West Gates Solar Station | Solar Photovoltaic | 1 | 10 MW |
| Volta 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 8.5 MW |
| Spaulding 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 7 MW |
| South | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 6.7 MW |
| Spaulding 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 6.6 MW |
| Spring Gap | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 6 MW |
| Preferred Freezer San Leandro | Solar Photovoltaic | 1 | 2 MW |
| Vaca Dixon Solar Station | Solar Photovoltaic | 1 | 2 MW |
| Toadtown | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 1.8 MW |
| Phoenix | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 1.6 MW |
| Alta Powerhouse | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 1 MW |
| Volta 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 1 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.