Power Plants in El Dorado County, California

El Dorado County, California has 15 power plants totaling 779 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants15operating sites
Capacity779 MWnameplate
Generation2.6M MWhannual
CO₂11.7kmetric tons/year
Hydroelectric 99%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
White Rock/Slab CreekPlacervilleHydroelectric269 MWSacramento Municipal Util Dist
JaybirdCaminoHydroelectric162 MWSacramento Municipal Util Dist
CaminoCaminoHydroelectric158 MWSacramento Municipal Util Dist
Loon LakeFresh PondHydroelectric74.1 MWSacramento Municipal Util Dist
Union ValleyFresh PondHydroelectric38.6 MWSacramento Municipal Util Dist
Robbs PeakFresh PondHydroelectric25.5 MWSacramento Municipal Util Dist
El DoradoPollock PinesHydroelectric20.0 MWEl Dorado Irrigation District
Jones ForkFresh PondHydroelectric10.0 MWSacramento Municipal Util Dist
Chili BarPlacervilleHydroelectric8.3 MWSacramento Municipal Util Dist
Broadridge CogenEl Dorado HillsNatural Gas5.2 MWBroadridge Customer Communications
Rock Creek LpPlacervilleHydroelectric3.0 MWHydroland Omega Llc
Blue Shld Of Cal- El Dorado Hlls Mtr BEl Dorado HillsSolar1.5 MWTesla Inc.
El Dorado CountyPlacervilleSolar1.5 MWSkyhigh 2 Solar
El Dorado Solar, LlcEl Dorado HillsSolar1.5 MWGreenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
Deer Creek 2Shingle SpringsSolar1.3 MWGreenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation

About power generation in El Dorado County

El Dorado County, California has 15 power plants totaling 779 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the dominant fuel source at 99% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (1%) and Natural Gas (1%). The largest facility is White Rock/Slab Creek at 269 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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