Query
Salt Springs
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Salt Springs
Generated
2026-10-17T15:20:09.998Z

Briefing on Salt Springs

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 17, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
42 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
1931
Operating since
2
Generators
29.1%
Capacity factor
108 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Salt Springs is a 42 MW Conventional Hydroelectric asset in CAISO (California), currently Operating.

Salt Springs is reported in California since 1931 under PG&E. Available operating and financial measures include 29.1% capacity factor and 108 GWh annual generation; $1348/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Amador, California
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Owner / parent
PG&E
Operator
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Grid
CAISO (California)
Plant ID
279

What stands out

1

Salt Springs is a 42 MW Conventional Hydroelectric asset in California with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 29.1% capacity factor and 108 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $50.6/MWh OpEx, $1348/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
#69 of 247
National rank
#332 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.