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EIA plant 450

Redding · Shasta · CA

Spring Creek

Operated by U S Bureau of Reclamation

Annual generation367,926 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextBalancing Authority of Northern CaliforniaBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Spring Creek?

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40.628115, -122.467509

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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 Hydroelectric180 MW represented

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the CA plant index for regional peers.

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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.

135,586
254,197
334,656
4977
56,470
636,676
740,174
842,604
938,404
1036,195
1117,005
1224,982

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
135,586
254,197
334,656
4977
56,470
636,676
740,174
842,604
938,404
1036,195
1117,005
1224,982

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
135,586 MWh
254,197 MWh
334,656 MWh
4977 MWh
56,470 MWh
636,676 MWh
740,174 MWh
842,604 MWh
938,404 MWh
1036,195 MWh
1117,005 MWh
1224,982 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT90OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT90OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
450
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Whiskey Town Reservoir-Clear C
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 2 has the highest recorded value (54,197 MWh) and 4 the lowest (977 MWh). Their difference is 53,220 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric90.090.090.027.0
2Conventional Hydroelectric90.090.090.027.0

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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