Butte, California · Plant code 438

Thermalito

Thermalito is a hydro plant in Butte, California. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

Primary fuel Hydro

Route-friendly label and badge.

Total capacity 117 MW

Plant nameplate capacity.

Annual generation 338,263 MWh

Annual output from imported EIA and EPA records.

Capacity factor 29%

A simple way to compare utilization.

Operations

Operations details

Sector Electric Utility

Utility, IPP, industrial, or commercial style ownership.

Status Operating

Current operating status in the imported records.

Online year 1,968

Useful for technology-vintage context.

Location Oroville, California

County and state routing anchor.

Emissions

Emissions details

CO2 0 tons

Annual plant-level total.

SO2 0 tons

Annual sulfur dioxide.

NOx 0 tons

Annual nitrogen oxides.

CO2 rate 0 lbs/MWh

Emission intensity, when available.

Fuel mix

Generation by fuel at the site.

Hydro 338,263 MWh · 100% of generation

Ownership

Who owns the plant.

Owner California Dept. of Water Resources

100%

Generators

Generator-level detail

Generator	Technology	Fuel	Capacity	Status	Online
1	Conventional Hydroelectric	Hydro	33 MW	Operating	1,968
2	Hydroelectric Pumped Storage	Hydro	28 MW	Operating	1,968
3	Hydroelectric Pumped Storage	Hydro	28 MW	Operating	1,968
4	Hydroelectric Pumped Storage	Hydro	28 MW	Operating	1,968

Generation trend

Monthly output pattern

9,996 MWh

Jan

31,849 MWh

Feb

41,785 MWh

Mar

26,160 MWh

Apr

36,481 MWh

May

26,207 MWh

Jun

43,677 MWh

Jul

41,605 MWh

Aug

41,609 MWh

Sep

17,966 MWh

Oct

12,566 MWh

Nov

8,362 MWh

Dec

Nearby plants

Closest comparison sites

Butte, California

Oroville Cogeneration LP

Natural Gas

Oroville Cogeneration LP is a natural gas plant in Butte, California. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

7 MW 672 MWh 81 tons CO2

Apex Power Generation Corp. 3.9 mi away

Butte, California

Thermalito Diverson Dam

Hydro

Thermalito Diverson Dam is a hydro plant in Butte, California. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

3 MW 19,247 MWh 0 tons CO2

California Dept. of Water Resources 4.6 mi away

Butte, California

Kelly Ridge

Hydro

Kelly Ridge is a hydro plant in Butte, California. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

10 MW 66,534 MWh 0 tons CO2

South Feather Water and Power Agency 7.5 mi away

Butte, California

Edward C Hyatt

Hydro

Edward C Hyatt is a hydro plant in Butte, California. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

645 MW 2,352,242 MWh 0 tons CO2

California Dept. of Water Resources 7.6 mi away

Related routes

Context around this plant

County page

Butte overview

See the local plant cluster around this site.

20 plants

State page

California

Back out to the wider state fuel mix.

1,788 plants

Fuel page

Hydro plants

Compare this site to plants using the same primary fuel.

1,426 plants