WOODLEAF

How WOODLEAF compares

With 59 MW of capacity, WOODLEAF ranks 221st among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 57th of the 195 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.4% of California's operating Hydro capacity and under 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 259th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1963, it is older than 88% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, SOUTH FEATHER WATER AND POWER AGENCY, runs 4 operating plants in California totaling 123 MW. It shares Butte County with 14 other operating plants, including EDWARD C HYATT and POE.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 67 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 59 MW). Net generation was 194 GWh in 2024 (a 33% capacity factor), up 23% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is FORBESTOWN (69 kV), about 4.0 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, under 0.1 miles away. Another 14 operating power plants totaling 1,562 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is EDWARD C HYATT (762 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