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El Dorado County, California · EIA plant ID 430 · Operator: Sacramento Municipal Util Dist
Nameplate158MWSummer 156 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation297GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor22%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1963
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), hydro units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 77.6 | 5.9% | — |
| 2002 | 298.7 | 22.7% | — |
| 2003 | 338.9 | 25.8% | — |
| 2004 | 276 | 20.9% | — |
| 2005 | 478.1 | 36.4% | — |
| 2006 | 568.4 | 43.3% | — |
| 2007 | 230.3 | 16.9% | — |
| 2008 | 178 | 13.0% | — |
| 2009 | 299.5 | 21.9% | — |
| 2010 | 390.4 | 28.6% | — |
| 2011 | 571.2 | 41.8% | — |
| 2012 | 290.6 | 21.2% | — |
| 2013 | 211.3 | 15.5% | — |
| 2014 | 153.9 | 11.3% | — |
| 2015 | 102 | 7.5% | — |
| 2016 | 404 | 29.5% | — |
| 2017 | 479.6 | 35.1% | — |
| 2018 | 291.2 | 21.3% | — |
| 2019 | 464 | 34.0% | — |
| 2020 | 145.8 | 10.7% | — |
| 2021 | 107.7 | 7.9% | — |
| 2022 | 211.4 | 15.5% | — |
| 2023 | 481.8 | 35.3% | — |
| 2024 | 267.8 | 19.6% | — |
| 2025 | 312.1 | 22.9% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 78.9 | 78.9 | Oct 1963 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| H2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 78.9 | 77 | Aug 1968 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Sacramento Municipal Util Dist. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | 100.0% | 158 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Jaybird | 162 MW | 0.7 km |
| El Dorado | 20 MW | 8.1 km |
| Union Valley | 39 MW | 8.9 km |
| Jones Fork | 10 MW | 13.7 km |
| Robbs Peak | 26 MW | 15.7 km |
| Rock Creek LP | 3 MW | 21.5 km |