Power Plants in Placer County, California

Placer County, California has 23 power plants totaling 772 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants23operating sites
Capacity772 MWnameplate
Generation2.4M MWhannual
CO₂177.2kmetric tons/year
Hydroelectric 53%Natural Gas 38%Biomass 7%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Roseville Energy ParkRosevilleNatural Gas225 MWCity Of Roseville - (Ca)
Middle ForkForesthillHydroelectric122 MWPlacer County Water Agency
RalstonForesthillHydroelectric79.2 MWPlacer County Water Agency
Roseville Power Plant #2RocklinNatural Gas66.0 MWCity Of Roseville - (Ca)
Drum 2AltaHydroelectric53.1 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Drum 1AltaHydroelectric49.2 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Rio Bravo RocklinLincolnBiomass27.9 MWRio Bravo Rocklin
Dutch FlatAltaHydroelectric22.0 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Sierra Pacific Lincoln FacilityLincolnBiomass19.2 MWSierra Pacific Industries
WiseAuburnHydroelectric16.4 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
French MeadowsForesthillHydroelectric15.3 MWPlacer County Water Agency
Kings BeachKings BeachOil15.0 MWLiberty Utilities (Calpeco Electric) Llc
HalseyAuburnHydroelectric13.6 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
NewcastleAuburnHydroelectric12.7 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
RollinsColfaxHydroelectric12.1 MWNevada Irrigation District
Sacramento Municipal Util DistSacramentoHydroelectric7.2 MWSouth Sutter Water District
Oxbow (Ca)ForesthillHydroelectric6.1 MWPlacer County Water Agency
Lincoln LandfillLincolnBiomass4.8 MWEnergy 2001 Inc
Lincoln Wwtf HybridLincolnSolar4.0 MWLincoln Solar Star, Llc
Alta PowerhouseAltaHydroelectric1.0 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Athens Solar I (Hybrid)RosevilleBattery Storage— MWVesper Energy Development Llc
Madena 4LincolnBattery Storage— MWZglobal Inc
Country Acres Clean Power LlcRosevilleSolar— MWClenera Devco Llc

About power generation in Placer County

Placer County, California has 23 power plants totaling 772 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the dominant fuel source at 53% of installed capacity, followed by Natural Gas (38%) and Biomass (7%). The largest facility is Roseville Energy Park at 225 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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