CAMINO

How CAMINO compares

With 158 MW of capacity, CAMINO ranks 97th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 21st of the 195 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.2% of California's operating Hydro capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 116th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1963, it is older than 88% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTIL DIST, runs 14 operating plants in California totaling 2,070 MW. It shares El Dorado County with 8 other operating plants, including WHITE ROCK/SLAB CREEK and JAYBIRD.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 158 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 268 GWh in 2024 (a 19% capacity factor), up 27% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1963 and 1968.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is JAYBIRD (230 kV), about 0.5 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, about 0.3 miles away. Another 12 operating power plants totaling 836 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is WHITE ROCK/SLAB CREEK (266 MW, Hydro).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology