Placer County, California has 23 power plants totaling 772 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.
| Plant | City | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roseville Energy Park | Roseville | Natural Gas | 225 MW | City Of Roseville - (Ca) |
| Middle Fork | Foresthill | Hydroelectric | 122 MW | Placer County Water Agency |
| Ralston | Foresthill | Hydroelectric | 79.2 MW | Placer County Water Agency |
| Roseville Power Plant #2 | Rocklin | Natural Gas | 66.0 MW | City Of Roseville - (Ca) |
| Drum 2 | Alta | Hydroelectric | 53.1 MW | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. |
| Drum 1 | Alta | Hydroelectric | 49.2 MW | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. |
| Rio Bravo Rocklin | Lincoln | Biomass | 27.9 MW | Rio Bravo Rocklin |
| Dutch Flat | Alta | Hydroelectric | 22.0 MW | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. |
| Sierra Pacific Lincoln Facility | Lincoln | Biomass | 19.2 MW | Sierra Pacific Industries |
| Wise | Auburn | Hydroelectric | 16.4 MW | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. |
| French Meadows | Foresthill | Hydroelectric | 15.3 MW | Placer County Water Agency |
| Kings Beach | Kings Beach | Oil | 15.0 MW | Liberty Utilities (Calpeco Electric) Llc |
| Halsey | Auburn | Hydroelectric | 13.6 MW | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. |
| Newcastle | Auburn | Hydroelectric | 12.7 MW | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. |
| Rollins | Colfax | Hydroelectric | 12.1 MW | Nevada Irrigation District |
| Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | Sacramento | Hydroelectric | 7.2 MW | South Sutter Water District |
| Oxbow (Ca) | Foresthill | Hydroelectric | 6.1 MW | Placer County Water Agency |
| Lincoln Landfill | Lincoln | Biomass | 4.8 MW | Energy 2001 Inc |
| Lincoln Wwtf Hybrid | Lincoln | Solar | 4.0 MW | Lincoln Solar Star, Llc |
| Alta Powerhouse | Alta | Hydroelectric | 1.0 MW | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. |
| Athens Solar I (Hybrid) | Roseville | Battery Storage | — MW | Vesper Energy Development Llc |
| Madena 4 | Lincoln | Battery Storage | — MW | Zglobal Inc |
| Country Acres Clean Power Llc | Roseville | Solar | — MW | Clenera Devco Llc |
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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