Power plant · California, United States
Helms Pumped Storage
Helms Pumped Storage is a power plant in California, United States, with 1,053 MW of capacity, owned by Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | California | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1984 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,053 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 37.0293, -118.9683 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Helms Pumped Storage is the 9th-largest of 47 power plants in California and the 288th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 1,053 MW is 0.13% of the 839,036 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 9th of 47 | 38,918 MW | 2.7% |
| United States | 288th of 800 | 839,036 MW | 0.13% |
| All power plants in our data | 307th of 4,829 | 1,037,268 MW | 0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 27 water rights (20 active, 13,001,456 acre-ft/year), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings River power right A012725 | Water right | 121,489 acre-ft/year | Active | 2.7 km |
| North Fork Kings River irrigation right A010979 | Water right | 128,000 acre-ft/year | Active | 2.7 km |
| North Fork Kings River power right A012724 | Water right | 203,282 acre-ft/year | Active | 2.7 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
- Diablo Canyon2,323 MW
- Colusa Generating Station712 MW
- Gateway Generating Station620 MW
- Pit River power right A0154073,526,791 acre-ft/year · power
- San Joaquin River power right A0255123,330,297 acre-ft/year · power
- Pit River power right A0147433,272,899 acre-ft/year · power
- Pit River power right S0103933,024,370 acre-ft/year · power
- Pit River power right S0103922,897,600 acre-ft/year · power
Other power plants in California
- Diablo Canyon2,323 MW
- Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant Hybrid1,848 MW
- Haynes1,739 MW
- Castaic1,682 MW
- Ormond Beach1,612 MW
- Geysers Unit 5-201,236 MW
- La Paloma Generating Plant1,156 MW
- AES Alamitos LLC1,115 MW
Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- eWRIMS Water Rights List. eWRIMS Water Rights List, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.