Jaybird
El Dorado County, California · EIA plant ID 431 · Operator: Sacramento Municipal Util Dist
Nameplate162MWSummer 156 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation451GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor33%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1961
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 | 118.5 | 8.9% | — |
| 2002 | 428.9 | 32.2% | — |
| 2003 | 492.5 | 37.0% | — |
| 2004 | 416.2 | 31.2% | — |
| 2005 | 687.3 | 51.6% | — |
| 2006 | 847.8 | 63.7% | — |
| 2007 | 358.2 | 26.2% | — |
| 2008 | 288.1 | 21.0% | — |
| 2009 | 453 | 33.1% | — |
| 2010 | 585.7 | 42.8% | — |
| 2011 | 857.7 | 62.7% | — |
| 2012 | 447 | 32.6% | — |
| 2013 | 347 | 25.4% | — |
| 2014 | 242.2 | 17.7% | — |
| 2015 | 165.2 | 12.1% | — |
| 2016 | 575.9 | 42.0% | — |
| 2017 | 780 | 57.0% | — |
| 2018 | 394.7 | 28.8% | — |
| 2019 | 644 | 47.1% | — |
| 2020 | 269.9 | 19.7% | — |
| 2021 | 184.4 | 13.5% | — |
| 2022 | 345.6 | 25.3% | — |
| 2023 | 671 | 49.0% | — |
| 2024 | 419.2 | 30.6% | — |
| 2025 | 484.7 | 35.4% | — |
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 | 80.8 | 78.1 | Apr 1961 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| H2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 80.8 | 78.1 | Mar 1962 | 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% | 162 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Camino | 158 MW | 0.7 km |
| Union Valley | 39 MW | 8.3 km |
| El Dorado | 20 MW | 8.8 km |
| Jones Fork | 10 MW | 13.1 km |
| Robbs Peak | 26 MW | 15 km |
| Middle Fork | 122 MW | 21.9 km |