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PowerPlantFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://powerplantfacts.com/entity/267
EIA plant 267

Big Bend · Shasta · CA

Pit 4

Operated by Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Annual generation338,659 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Pit 4?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

40.986361, -121.849440

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
16,250 MWh
2264 MWh
350,614 MWh
458,165 MWh
539,837 MWh
621,107 MWh
720,465 MWh
819,772 MWh
920,937 MWh
1021,787 MWh
1135,571 MWh
1243,890 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT51.7OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT51.7OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
267
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Pit River
Data edition
2024-final