FOLSOM

How FOLSOM compares

With 215 MW of capacity, FOLSOM ranks 69th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 10th of the 195 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.6% of California's operating Hydro capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 82nd-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1955, it is older than 92% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, runs 10 operating plants in California totaling 2,087 MW. It shares Sacramento County with 38 other operating plants, including COSUMNES and SCA COGEN 2.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 199 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 604 GWh in 2024 (a 35% capacity factor), up 45% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is FOLSOM (230 kV), about 0.2 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT, about 0.1 miles away. Another 27 operating power plants totaling 1,195 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is WHITE ROCK/SLAB CREEK (266 MW, Hydro). Within 50 miles are 2 mapped data centers; the nearest is RagingWire CA1 - NTT in Sacramento, about 18.3 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