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EIA plant 269

Montgomery Creek · Shasta · CA

Pit 6

Operated by Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Annual generation242,296 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 6?

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40.922568, -121.992906

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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.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyConventional Hydroelectric79.2 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

125,926
237,942
343,109
412,642
50
63,409
716,724
817,039
916,257
1015,775
1120,262
1233,211

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
125,926
237,942
343,109
412,642
50
63,409
716,724
817,039
916,257
1015,775
1120,262
1233,211

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
125,926 MWh
237,942 MWh
343,109 MWh
412,642 MWh
50 MWh
63,409 MWh
716,724 MWh
817,039 MWh
916,257 MWh
1015,775 MWh
1120,262 MWh
1233,211 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
H1Conventional HydroelectricWAT39.6OP
H2Conventional HydroelectricWAT39.6OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
269
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Pit River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 3 has the highest recorded value (43,109 MWh) and 5 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 43,109 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
H1Conventional Hydroelectric39.640.040.00.0
H2Conventional Hydroelectric39.640.040.00.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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