RALSTON

How RALSTON compares

With 86 MW of capacity, RALSTON ranks 185th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 45th of the 195 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.6% of California's operating Hydro capacity and 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 201st-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1966, it is older than 87% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, PLACER COUNTY WATER AGENCY, runs 4 operating plants in California totaling 231 MW. It shares Placer County with 17 other operating plants, including ROSEVILLE ENERGY PARK and MIDDLE FORK.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 79 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 328 GWh in 2024 (a 47% capacity factor).

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is RALSTON (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 27 operating power plants totaling 1,190 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 47.7 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