R C KIRKWOOD

How R C KIRKWOOD compares

With 116 MW of capacity, R C KIRKWOOD ranks 146th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 33rd of the 195 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.9% of California's operating Hydro capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 153rd-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1967, it is older than 86% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, runs 5 operating plants in California totaling 378 MW. It shares Tuolumne County with 16 other operating plants, including NEW MELONES and DON PEDRO.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 127 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 442 GWh in 2024 (a 40% capacity factor), up 12% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1967 and 1987.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is EARLY INTAKE (115 kV), about 0.7 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, about 0.7 miles away. Another 8 operating power plants totaling 304 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is DION R HOLM (157 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