Keswick

N/A, Redding, CA 96003

Plant Summary Information

Keswick is ranked #26 out of 187 hydroelectric power plants in California in terms of total annual net electricity generation.

Keswick is comprised of 3 generators and generated 92.0 GWh during the 3-month period between December 2024 to March 2025.

Plant Name	Keswick
Utility Name	U S Bureau of Reclamation
Location	Shasta County, CA
Initial Operation Date	October 1949
Last Update	Mar 2025
Annual Generation	380.3 GWh
Annual Consumption	1.4 M MMBtu
Ranked #1,594 out of 11,623 Power Plants Nationwide
Ranked #121 out of 1,242 Water Power Plants Nationwide
Ranked #120 out of 1,487 California Power Plants
Ranked #26 out of 187 California Water Power Plants
Fuel Types	Water

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Summary Information
Plant Name	Keswick (443)
Plant Address	N/A, Redding, CA 96003
Utility	U S Bureau of Reclamation (2518)
Latitude, Longitude	40.61186, -122.44644
Generation Dates on File	Jan 2001 to Mar 2025
Initial Operation Date	October 1949
Annual Generation	380.3 GWh
Fuel Types	Water

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Information
FERC Cogeneration Status	No
FERC Small Power Producer Status	No
FERC Exempt Wholesale Generator Status	No

Regulatory Information
Regulatory Status	Regulated
NERC Region	WECC
Balancing Authority	Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC)
NAICS Code	Utilities (22)
Sector	Electric Utility (1)
Water Source	Sacramento River
Ash Impoundment	No
Transmission / Distribution Owner	WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration (27000) CA
Grid Voltage	230.00 kV
Energy Storage	No

* Data obtained from the 2023 EIA 860 Report

Technology	Conventional Hydroelectric
Prime Mover	Hydroelectric Turbine
Ownership	Single Owner
Nameplate Capacity	39 MW
Nameplate Power Factor	1
Summer Capacity	39 MW
Winter Capacity	39 MW

Uprate/Derate Completed	No
Status	Operating
First Operation Date	October 1949
Combined Heat & Power	No
Sector Name	Electric Utility (1)
Energy Source	Water
Time From Cold Shutdown To Full Load	10M

Technology	Conventional Hydroelectric
Prime Mover	Hydroelectric Turbine
Ownership	Single Owner
Nameplate Capacity	39 MW
Nameplate Power Factor	1
Summer Capacity	39 MW
Winter Capacity	39 MW

Uprate/Derate Completed	No
Status	Operating
First Operation Date	December 1949
Combined Heat & Power	No
Sector Name	Electric Utility (1)
Energy Source	Water
Time From Cold Shutdown To Full Load	10M

Technology	Conventional Hydroelectric
Prime Mover	Hydroelectric Turbine
Ownership	Single Owner
Nameplate Capacity	39 MW
Nameplate Power Factor	1
Summer Capacity	39 MW
Winter Capacity	39 MW

Uprate/Derate Completed	No
Status	Operating
First Operation Date	March 1950
Combined Heat & Power	No
Sector Name	Electric Utility (1)
Energy Source	Water
Time From Cold Shutdown To Full Load	10M

Owner Name	Address	Generator	Ownership
*We couldn't locate any owners for this plant*

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#113	Rainbow (MT)	Great Falls, MT	394.9 GWh
#114	Markland	Florence, IN	394.7 GWh
#115	Cabot	Montague, MA	394.4 GWh
#116	Mammoth Pool	North Fork, CA	394.2 GWh
#117	Big Creek 1	Big Creek, CA	393.8 GWh
#118	Curtis Palmer Hydroelectric	Corinth, NY	393.2 GWh
#119	Pit 4	Big Bend, CA	388.1 GWh
#120	Box Canyon	Ione, WA	383.5 GWh
#122	James B Black	Big Bend, CA	380.1 GWh
#123	Hartwell Lake	Hartwell, GA	378.9 GWh
#124	Don Pedro	La Grange, CA	377.1 GWh
#125	C J Strike	Bruneau, ID	377.1 GWh
#126	Old Hickory	Hendersonville, TN	368.7 GWh
#127	Belden	Belden, CA	365.1 GWh
#128	Douglas Dam	Dandridge, TN	364.9 GWh
#129	Caribou 2	Belden, CA	357.9 GWh
#130	Big Creek 4	North Fork, CA	356.7 GWh
#131	Smithland Hydroelectric Plant	Smithland, KY	351.9 GWh

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Plant Name	Plant Location	Annual Generation	Distance
Bear Creek	Shingletown, CA	5.6 GWh	26.1 mi
Coleman PH	Anderson, CA	34.1 GWh	22.3 mi
Cove Hydroelectric	Burney, CA	14.4 GWh	31.6 mi
Judge F Carr	French Gulch, CA	260.6 GWh	9.8 mi
Montgomery Creek Hydro	Montgomery Creek, CA	8.4 GWh	30.4 mi
Olsen	Whitmore, CA	18.4 GWh	27.2 mi
Pit 5	Big Bend, CA	472.5 GWh	35.6 mi
Pit 7	Montgomery Creek, CA	318.7 GWh	28.9 mi
Ponderosa Bailey Creek	Manton, CA	3.0 GWh	33.4 mi
Red Bluff	Red Bluff, CA	11.9 GWh	34.2 mi
Redding Power	Redding, CA	223.7 GWh	7.3 mi
Shasta	Redding, CA	2.4 TWh	7.4 mi
Slate Creek	Lakehead, CA	11.0 GWh	25.2 mi
South	Manton, CA	17.9 GWh	33.3 mi
SPI Anderson 2	Anderson, CA	141.6 GWh	11.6 mi
Spring Creek	Redding, CA	306.5 GWh	1.6 mi
Trinity	Weaverville, CA	531.0 GWh	20.9 mi
Volta 2	Manton, CA	3.1 GWh	32.6 mi
Wheelabrator Shasta	Anderson, CA	277.8 GWh	15.4 mi
Whiskeytown	Whiskeytown, CA	23.5 GWh	4.9 mi