CARIBOU 1

How CARIBOU 1 compares

With 75 MW of capacity, CARIBOU 1 ranks 197th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 49th of the 195 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.6% of California's operating Hydro capacity and 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 217th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1921, it is older than 97% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO, runs 71 operating plants in California totaling 7,904 MW. It shares Plumas County with 9 other operating plants, including BELDEN and ROCK CREEK.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 74 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 221 GWh in 2024 (a 34% capacity factor), about 4 times its 2022 output. Its generators came online between 1921 and 1924.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is CARIBOU (230 kV), under 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, under 0.1 miles away. Another 10 operating power plants totaling 609 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is ROCK CREEK (125 MW, Hydro).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology