COLLIERVILLE POWERHOUSE

How COLLIERVILLE POWERHOUSE compares

With 253 MW of capacity, COLLIERVILLE POWERHOUSE ranks 59th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 9th of the 195 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.9% of California's operating Hydro capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 74th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1989, it is older than 64% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGNY, runs 7 operating plants in California totaling 605 MW. It shares Calaveras County with 3 other operating plants, including PARDEE and MURPHYS.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 253 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 529 GWh in 2024 (a 24% capacity factor), about 2 times its 2022 output.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is COLLIERVILLE (230 kV), under 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 18 operating power plants totaling 926 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is NEW MELONES (382 MW, Hydro). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, 801 Tenth Street Modesto (Ayera) in Modesto, about 48.6 miles away.

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