French Meadows
A 15.3 MW hydroelectric power plant in Placer, California, owned by Placer County Water Agency, commissioned in 1966.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 424Hydroelectric
Nameplate capacity
15.3 MW
Primary fuel
Hydroelectric
Commissioned
1966
Location
Placer, California
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
50.8 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Units
1
Location
Placer, California · 39.078, -120.4061
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.2 | |
| 2016 | 54.5 | |
| 2017 | 106.2 | |
| 2018 | 38.1 | |
| 2019 | 84.6 | |
| 2020 | 29 | |
| 2021 | 9.2 | |
| 2022 | 0.6 | |
| 2023 | 67.4 | |
| 2024 | 50.8 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loon Lake | Hydroelectric | 74.1 MW | ~13 km |
| Middle Fork | Hydroelectric | 122.4 MW | ~17 km |
| Robbs Peak | Hydroelectric | 25.5 MW | ~20 km |
| Union Valley | Hydroelectric | 38.6 MW | ~24 km |
| Jones Fork | Hydroelectric | 10 MW | ~25 km |
| Ralston | Hydroelectric | 79.2 MW | ~29 km |
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