Query
Rock Creek
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Rock Creek
Generated
2026-10-17T09:43:05.872Z

Briefing on Rock Creek

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 17, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
126 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
1950
Operating since
2
Generators
54.3%
Capacity factor
598 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Rock Creek is a 126 MW Conventional Hydroelectric asset in CAISO (California), currently Operating.

Rock Creek is reported in California since 1950 under PG&E. Available operating and financial measures include 54.3% capacity factor and 598 GWh annual generation; $1567/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Plumas, California
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Owner / parent
PG&E
Operator
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Grid
CAISO (California)
Plant ID
275

What stands out

1

Rock Creek is a 126 MW Conventional Hydroelectric asset in California with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 54.3% capacity factor and 598 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $11.5/MWh OpEx, $1567/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Scoping Meetings and Request for Comments on Proposed Surrender, Decommissioning, and Non-Project Use of Project Lands” (Federal Register (FERC), 2026-05-29).

Market and operating context

ISO / market
CAISO (California)
Balancing authority
California Independent System Operator
NERC region
WECC
State rank
#31 of 247
National rank
#154 of 1,462

Why it matters

For this asset in CAISO (California), operating status, generation, ownership, and linked events are the primary facts for performance and asset-level diligence. The exact chart and source-linked records below let the reader test those facts before moving to a deeper report.