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EIA plant 427

Foresthill · Placer · CA

Ralston

Operated by Placer County Water Agency

Annual generation328,100 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Ralston?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

39.000999, -120.725053

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
127,377 MWh
212,331 MWh
326,161 MWh
437,801 MWh
526,222 MWh
630,877 MWh
747,594 MWh
850,587 MWh
950,387 MWh
10508 MWh
117,369 MWh
1210,886 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT79.2OP

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EIA plant ID
427
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Rubicon River
Data edition
2024-final