ROSEVILLE ENERGY PARK

Operating

Natural Gas power plant

Capacity
164 MW
Primary fuel
Natural Gas
County
Placer County
Operator
CITY OF ROSEVILLE - (CA)
Status
Operating
Commissioned
2007
EIA plant ID
56298
Generators
5
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Net generation (2024)
556 GWh
Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
28%
Data vintage
EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
Coordinates
38.7928, -121.3811

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ROSEVILLE ENERGY PARK, a 164 MW Natural Gas power plant in Placer County, California. Operated by CITY OF ROSEVILLE - (CA), commissioned 2007.

How ROSEVILLE ENERGY PARK compares

With 164 MW of capacity, ROSEVILLE ENERGY PARK ranks 90th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 47th of the 190 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.4% of California's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 585th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2007, it is newer than 51% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, CITY OF ROSEVILLE - (CA), runs 2 operating plants in California totaling 219 MW. It shares Placer County with 17 other operating plants, including MIDDLE FORK and RALSTON.

EIA-860 lists 5 generators at the site with 225 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combined cycle technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 164 MW). Net generation was 556 GWh in 2024 (a 28% capacity factor). Its generators came online between 2007 and 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is ROSEVILLE (230 kV), about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by ROSEVILLE ELECTRIC, about 0.1 miles away. Another 28 operating power plants totaling 1,705 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is SUTTER ENERGY CENTER (636 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 2 mapped data centers; the nearest is RagingWire CA1 - NTT in Sacramento, about 11.4 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

Weather peril exposure

ROSEVILLE ENERGY PARK is a 164 MW natural gas power plant in Placer County, CA, operated by CITY OF ROSEVILLE - (CA), commissioned in 2007. Placer County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.3 of 5 at the 7th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 96th percentile.

The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.

1.3 of 5Modeled catastrophe exposure
LowExposure band
WildfireLeading peril
Relatively ModerateFEMA county risk rating

Placer County hazard ratings

PerilFEMA ratingNational percentilePeril scoreEvents per year
WildfireRelatively High96th4.8 of 5<0.01
EarthquakeRelatively Moderate86th4.5 of 50.03
Riverine floodingRelatively High69th3.8 of 51.1
Heat waveRelatively Low61st3.4 of 54.3
TornadoVery Low7th1.3 of 50.14
Strong windRelatively Low3rd1.1 of 50.07
LightningRelatively High2nd1.1 of 514.2
Winter weatherRelatively Low1st1.0 of 527.2
HailVery Low1st1.0 of 50.16

Perils not assessed in Placer County

These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.

PerilWhy it is not scored
HurricaneFEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county
Coastal floodingFEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county
Ice stormFEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county

Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Placer County in the weather risk calculator

Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.

Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.