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PowerPlantFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://powerplantfacts.com/entity/6158
EIA plant 6158

Jamestown · Tuolumne · CA

New Melones

Operated by U S Bureau of Reclamation

Annual generation520,214 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 New Melones?

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

37.946927, -120.528211

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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
126,539 MWh
241,785 MWh
347,860 MWh
445,277 MWh
576,703 MWh
692,262 MWh
760,905 MWh
852,742 MWh
937,362 MWh
1028,064 MWh
115,590 MWh
125,125 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT150OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT150OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
6158
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Stanislaus River
Data edition
2024-final