Power plants in Trinity County, California

4 operating power plants in Trinity County, California, with 148 MW of nameplate capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.

Plants

4

Nameplate capacity

148 MW

Net generation, 2025

566 GWh

3 of 4 plants reported

Largest

Trinity

140 MW

Largest power plants in Trinity County

#PlantMW2025 net generation, GWhGWh, 2025Capacity factorOperator
1TrinityHydro14055145.0%U S Bureau of Reclamation
2Big Creek Water WorksHydro5.09.621.9%Big Creek Water Works Ltd
3Gosselin Hydro PlantHydro2.04.626.2%Humboldt Bay Mun Water Dist
4Three Forks Water Power ProjectHydro1.3––Grizzly Mountain Ranch

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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