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Ponderosa Bailey Creek

Ponderosa Bailey Creek is a 1.1 MW operating hydroelectric plant in Tehama County, California, operated by Snow Mountain Hydro LLC.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingMar 1990 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
GEN1Conventional Hydroelectric1.1 MW OperatingMar 1990

Plant details

Operator
Snow Mountain Hydro LLC
Location
Tehama County, California
Balancing authority
CISO
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 1.1 MW
First unit online
Mar 1990
EIA plant ID
10709

Location

40.4579, -121.8427

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem