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San Francisquito 2

San Francisquito 2 is a 32.0 MW operating hydroelectric plant in Los Angeles County, California, operated by Los Angeles Department of Water & Power.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJul 1920 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
3Conventional Hydroelectric18 MW OperatingSep 1932
1Conventional Hydroelectric14 MW Out of service long-termJul 1920
2Conventional Hydroelectric14 MW OperatingAug 1920

Plant details

Operator
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
Location
Los Angeles County, California
Balancing authority
LDWP
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 32.0 MW
Out of service: 14.0 MW
First unit online
Jul 1920
EIA plant ID
6480

Location

34.5343, -118.5251

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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