Power plants in Shasta County, California

37 operating power plants in Shasta County, California, with 2,427 MW of nameplate capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.

Plants

Nameplate capacity

2,427 MW

Net generation, 2025

7.87 TWh

36 of 37 plants reported

Largest

Shasta

714 MW

Largest power plants in Shasta County

#	Plant	MW	2025 net generation, GWhGWh, 2025	Capacity factor	Operator
1	ShastaHydro	714	2,348	37.5%	U S Bureau of Reclamation
2	Redding PowerNatural gas	183	189	11.8%	City of Redding - (CA)
3	Spring CreekHydro	180	385	24.4%	U S Bureau of Reclamation
4	James B BlackHydro	169	668	45.3%	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
5	Judge F CarrHydro	154	313	23.1%	U S Bureau of Reclamation
6	Pit 5Hydro	142	671	54.1%	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
7	KeswickHydro	117	407	39.7%	U S Bureau of Reclamation
8	Pit 7Hydro	110	439	45.6%	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
9	Pit 4Hydro	103	397	43.8%	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
10	Hatchet Ridge Wind ProjectWind	101	271	30.6%	Pattern Operators LP
11	Pit 3Hydro	80	375	53.4%	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
12	Pit 6Hydro	79	262	37.8%	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
13	Pit 1Hydro	69	256	42.2%	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
14	Wheelabrator ShastaWood biomass	55	285	59.3%	Shasta Sustainable Resource Management, Inc.
15	Burney Forest ProductsWood biomass	31	103	37.9%	Burney Forest Products, A Joint Venture
16	SPI Anderson 2Wood biomass	30	122	46.1%	Sierra Pacific Industries
17	Sierra Pacific Burney FacilityWood biomass	20	95.1	54.3%	Sierra Pacific Industries
18	Coleman PHHydro	12	30.9	29.1%	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
19	Hat Creek 1Hydro	10	32.4	37.0%	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
20	Hat Creek 2Hydro	10	46.0	52.6%	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
21	Volta 1Hydro	8.5	21.1	28.4%	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
22	Hatchet Creek ProjectHydro	6.8	21.8	36.6%	Mega Renewables
23	Cove HydroelectricHydro	5.0	17.4	39.8%	Snow Mountain Hydro LLC
24	OlsenHydro	5.0	15.3	34.8%	Olsen Power Partners
25	Slate CreekHydro	4.2	12.2	33.1%	Central Rivers Power US, LLC
26	Hat Creek BioenergyWood biomass	3.6	12.0*	–	Hat Creek Bioenergy, LLC
27	WhiskeytownHydro	3.5	10.5	34.2%	City of Redding - (CA)
28	Bear Creek (CA)Hydro	3.2	6.5	23.3%	Central Rivers Power US, LLC
29	Burney CreekHydro	3.0	8.6	32.6%	Snow Mountain Hydro LLC
30	Shasta Solar FarmSolar	3.0	5.8	21.9%	Ignite Solar Holdings LLC
31	Montgomery Creek HydroHydro	2.6	9.2	40.6%	Central Rivers Power US, LLC
32	Roaring Creek Water PowerHydro	2.0	6.0	34.1%	Shasta Hydroelectric Inc
33	Shasta College PH2 Solar ProjectSolar and battery storage	2.0	–	–	TotalEnergies Distributed Generation, LLC
34	Bidwell Ditch ProjectHydro	1.8	11.8	74.7%	Mega Renewables
35	Nelson CreekHydro	1.2	2.5	24.2%	Nelson Creek Power Inc
36	Lost Creek IHydro	1.1	5.9	60.9%	Snow Mountain Hydro LLC
37	Volta 2Hydro	1.0	3.6	41.6%	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

* Fewer than 12 months of 2025 reported, so the total is partial.

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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