ELECTRA

How ELECTRA compares

With 103 MW of capacity, ELECTRA ranks 160th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 38th of the 195 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.8% of California's operating Hydro capacity and 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 173rd-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1948, it is older than 93% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO, runs 71 operating plants in California totaling 7,904 MW. It shares Amador County with 3 other operating plants, including TIGER CREEK and SALT SPRINGS.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 103 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 289 GWh in 2024 (a 32% capacity factor), down 13% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is ELECTRA (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 9 operating power plants totaling 991 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is COSUMNES (530 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 2 mapped data centers; the nearest is RagingWire CA1 - NTT in Sacramento, about 49.5 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