Power plants in Plumas County, California

9 operating power plants in Plumas County, California, with 571 MW of nameplate capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.

Plants

9

Nameplate capacity

571 MW

Net generation, 2025

2.16 TWh

Largest

Rock Creek

126 MW

Largest power plants in Plumas County

#PlantMW2025 net generation, GWhGWh, 2025Capacity factorOperator
1Rock CreekHydro12659854.1%Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
2BeldenHydro11824323.6%Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
3Caribou 2Hydro11844242.8%Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
4Caribou 1Hydro7427642.7%Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
5Butt ValleyHydro4014541.5%Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
6Sierra Pacific Quincy FacilityWood biomass3520265.4%Sierra Pacific Industries
7Bucks CreekHydro3319233.2%Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
8GrizzlyHydro2243.322.4%City of Santa Clara - (CA)
9Collins Pine ProjectWood biomass5.015.334.9%Collins Pine Co

MW is the nameplate capacity of operating generators and batteries. Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24, and EIA-923 2025. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources

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