168.8 MW Hydro operating in Fresno, CA — California Independent System Operator
168.8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Conventional Hydroelectric
Technology
1984
Operating Since
Coordinates
36.8326, -119.3270
County
Fresno, CA
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Kings River Conservation Dist | Kings River Conservation Dist | — |
| Owner(s) | Kings River Conservation Dist | US Army Corps of Engineers - Sacramento District [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as US Army Corps of Engineers - Sacramento District [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Pine Flat Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Kings River in the Central Valley of Fresno County, California United States. Situated about 28 miles (45 km) east of Fresno, the dam is 440 feet (130 m) high and impounds Pine Flat Lake, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada just outside the boundary of Kings Canyon National Park. The dam's primary purpose is flood control, with irrigation, hydroelectric power generation and recreation secondary in importance.
Read more on WikipediaPine Flat is a 168.8 MW hydroelectric power plant located in Fresno County, California. The plant began operating in 1984 and is owned and operated by Kings River Conservation District. It utilizes conventional hydroelectric technology with four generators. The plant's primary fuel source is water (WAT).
Pine Flat operates within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. In the most recent year with available data, the plant generated 331,223 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 22.3%. Pine Flat ranks as the 20th largest of 42 hydroelectric plants in California, and 115th nationally out of 194 plants.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
California Independent System Operator
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Political Subdivision
Sector
Electric Utility
0 MWh
Latest Month
331.2K MWh
Annual Generation
22.3%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Pine Flat
Substation Distance
0.024 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
PINFLT_7_UNITS-APND
Pricing Hub
TH_ZP26_GEN-APND
Location Type
Aggregated Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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