Keswick

N/A, Redding, CA 96003

Plant Summary Information

Keswick is ranked #25 out of 206 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 #1,597 out of 12,288 Power Plants Nationwide
Ranked #121 out of 1,323 Water Power Plants Nationwide
Ranked #119 out of 1,564 California Power Plants
Ranked #25 out of 206 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 2024 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
Minimum Load	11.7 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
Minimum Load	11.7 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
Minimum Load	11.7 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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Judge F Carr	French Gulch, CA	260.6 GWh	9.8 mi
Montgomery Creek Hydro	Montgomery Creek, CA	10.1 GWh	30.4 mi
Olsen	Whitmore, CA	13.5 GWh	27.2 mi
Pit 6	Montgomery Creek, CA	242.3 GWh	32 mi
Pit 7	Montgomery Creek, CA	318.7 GWh	28.9 mi
Redding Power	Redding, CA	223.7 GWh	7.3 mi
Roaring Creek Water Power	Montgomery Creek, CA	7.0 GWh	32.1 mi
Shasta	Redding, CA	2.4 TWh	7.4 mi
Slate Creek	Lakehead, CA	7.3 GWh	25.2 mi
South	Manton, CA	13.1 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	23.1 GWh	4.9 mi