Power plants operated by Sacramento Municipal Util Dist
Sacramento Municipal Util Dist operates 14 power plants in the 2025 EIA-860 data, with 2,172 MW of nameplate capacity, the 104th-largest fleet among the 5,826 operators on file. All of them are in California. Natural gas is 52% of the capacity; the largest site is Cosumnes Power Plant. Its oldest working unit dates from 1961, at Jaybird. Units added from 2020 to 2025 total 88.2 MW.
- Natural gas1,127 MW52%
- Hydroelectric745 MW34%
- Wind300 MW14%
Capacity by decade it came online
Natural gasHydroelectricWind
Above the line: capacity operating in 2025. Below: capacity retired at these plants.
Plants
| Plant | State | Runs on | Capacity | First unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosumnes Power Plant | California | Natural gas | 557 MW | 2006 |
| Solano Wind | California | Wind | 300 MW | 2006 |
| White Rock/Slab Creek | California | Hydroelectric | 269 MW | 1968 |
| Procter & Gamble Power Plant | California | Natural gas | 193 MW | 1997 |
| Campbell Power Plant | California | Natural gas | 174 MW | 1997 |
| Jaybird | California | Hydroelectric | 162 MW | 1961 |
| Camino | California | Hydroelectric | 158 MW | 1963 |
| Carson Power Plant | California | Natural gas | 126 MW | 1995 |
| McClellan (CA) | California | Natural gas | 77 MW | 1986 |
| Loon Lake | California | Hydroelectric | 74.1 MW | 1971 |
| Union Valley | California | Hydroelectric | 38.6 MW | 1963 |
| Robbs Peak | California | Hydroelectric | 25.5 MW | 1965 |
| Jones Fork | California | Hydroelectric | 10 MW | 1985 |
| Chili Bar | California | Hydroelectric | 8.3 MW | 1965 |