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198.6 MW Hydro operating in Sacramento, CA — Balancing Authority of Northern California
198.6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Conventional Hydroelectric
Technology
1955
Operating Since
Coordinates
38.7067, -121.1584
County
Sacramento, CA
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | U S Bureau of Reclamation | US Bureau of Reclamation | United States Bureau of Reclamation |
| Owner(s) | U S Bureau of Reclamation | US Bureau of Reclamation | United States Bureau of Reclamation |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as US Bureau of Reclamation
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Folsom Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the American River of Northern California in the United States, about 25 mi (40 km) northeast of Sacramento. The dam is 340 ft (100 m) high and 1,400 ft (430 m) long, flanked by earthen wing dams. It was completed in 1955, and officially opened the following year.
Read more on WikipediaFolsom is a 198.6 MW hydroelectric power plant located in Sacramento County, California. The plant began operating in 1955 and is owned and operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. It utilizes three generators with conventional hydroelectric technology and its primary fuel source is water (WAT). Folsom is the 14th largest of 42 hydroelectric plants in California, and ranks 96th out of 194 nationally.
The plant's latest annual generation was 503,446 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 29.0%. Folsom operates within the Balancing Authority of Northern California and is part of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
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Grid Region
California (non-ISO)
Market
WEIM Participant
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
39.3K MWh
Latest Month
503.4K MWh
Annual Generation
29.0%
Capacity Factor
2013
$2,294/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $455.7M
This plant's balancing authority participates in CAISO's Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM). Direct nodal pricing data is not yet available.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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ask pi about FolsomBalancing Authority of Northern California (BANC)
Grid Voltage
230.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Federal
Sector
Electric Utility