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117 MW Hydro operating in Shasta, CA — Balancing Authority of Northern California
117 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Conventional Hydroelectric
Technology
1949
Operating Since
Coordinates
40.6119, -122.4464
County
Shasta, 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 | U S Bureau of Reclamation | US Bureau of Reclamation | — |
| Owner(s) | U S Bureau of Reclamation | US Bureau of Reclamation | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as US Bureau of Reclamation
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Keswick Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Sacramento River about 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Redding, California. Part of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Central Valley Project, the dam is 157 feet (48 m) high and impounds the Keswick Reservoir, which has a capacity of 23,800 acre⋅ft (29,400,000 m3). The dam's power plant has three turbines with a generating capacity of 117 megawatts (MW), which, in 1992, was uprated from its original 75 MW. The dam and reservoir serve as an afterbay to regulate peaking power releases from the Shasta Dam upstream.
Read more on WikipediaKeswick Power Plant, located in Shasta County, California, is a 117 MW hydroelectric facility owned and operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Commissioned in 1949, the plant consists of three generators utilizing conventional hydroelectric technology. It is connected to the Balancing Authority of Northern California within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
In the most recent year of record, Keswick generated 407,363 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 39.7%. The plant ranks 36th out of 42 power plants in California and 162nd out of 194 nationally. News coverage of the plant includes regulatory and industry topics, as well as some hazard-related events.
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Grid Region
California (non-ISO)
Market
WEIM Participant
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
18.4K MWh
Latest Month
407.4K MWh
Annual Generation
39.7%
Capacity Factor
2013
$2,294/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $268.5M
This plant's balancing authority participates in CAISO's Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM). Direct nodal pricing data is not yet available.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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ask pi about KeswickBalancing Authority of Northern California (BANC)
Grid Voltage
230.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Federal
Sector
Electric Utility