JAYBIRD

How JAYBIRD compares

With 162 MW of capacity, JAYBIRD ranks 92nd among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 19th 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 110th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1961, it is older than 90% 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 CAMINO.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 162 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 419 GWh in 2024 (a 30% capacity factor), up 21% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1961 and 1962.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is JAYBIRD (230 kV), under 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, under 0.1 miles away. Another 12 operating power plants totaling 832 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