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HYDROELECTRIC PLANTSBishop Creek 3
Bishop Creek 3 is a 8.4 MW operating hydroelectric plant in Inyo County, California, operated by Southern California Edison Co.
Generators
Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.
| Unit | Technology | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.8 MW | |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.8 MW | |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.8 MW |
Plant details
- Operator
- Southern California Edison Co
- Location
- Inyo County, California
- Balancing authority
- CISO
- Sector
- Electric Utility
- Capacity
- Operating: 8.4 MW
- First unit online
- Jun 1913
- EIA plant ID
- 324
Location
37.3020, -118.5320
Nearby power plants
- Bishop Creek 4Hydroelectric plants · 8.2 MW · 2.2 mi
- Bishop Creek 2Hydroelectric plants · 7.3 MW · 3.0 mi
- Bishop Creek 5Hydroelectric plants · 4.5 MW · 3.6 mi
- Bishop Creek 6Hydroelectric plants · 1.6 MW · 5.0 mi
- Pleasant Valley HydroHydroelectric plants · 3.2 MW · 7.8 mi
- Control GorgeHydroelectric plants · 37.5 MW · 9.5 mi
- Middle GorgeHydroelectric plants · 37.5 MW · 14.5 mi
- Big Pine CreekHydroelectric plants · 3.2 MW · 15.9 mi
- Upper GorgeHydroelectric plants · 37.5 MW · 17.2 mi
- Helms Pumped StorageHydroelectric plants · 1,053 MW · 30.5 mi
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