Query
French Meadows
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
French Meadows
Generated
2026-10-12T10:26:00.822Z

Briefing on French Meadows

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 12, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
15 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
1966
Operating since
1
Generators
37.7%
Capacity factor
51 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

French Meadows is a 15 MW Conventional Hydroelectric asset in CAISO (California), currently Operating.

French Meadows is reported in California since 1966 under Placer County Water Agency - (CA). Available operating and financial measures include 37.7% capacity factor and 51 GWh annual generation; $2294/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Placer, California
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Owner / parent
Placer County Water Agency - (CA)
Operator
Placer County Water Agency - (CA)
Grid
CAISO (California)
Plant ID
424

What stands out

1

French Meadows is a 15 MW Conventional Hydroelectric asset in California with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 37.7% capacity factor and 51 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $2294/kW CapEx.

Market and operating context

ISO / market
CAISO (California)
Balancing authority
California Independent System Operator
NERC region
WECC
State rank
#100 of 247
National rank
#540 of 1,462

Why it matters

For this asset in CAISO (California), operating status, generation, ownership, and linked events are the primary facts for performance and asset-level diligence. The exact chart and source-linked records below let the reader test those facts before moving to a deeper report.