Query
Union Valley
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Union Valley
Generated
2026-10-17T14:16:34.129Z

Briefing on Union Valley

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 17, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
39 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
1963
Operating since
1
Generators
22.4%
Capacity factor
76 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Union Valley is a 39 MW Conventional Hydroelectric asset in California, currently Operating.

Union Valley is reported in California since 1963 under Sacramento Municipal Util Dist. Available operating and financial measures include 22.4% capacity factor and 76 GWh annual generation; $2294/kW reported CapEx.

Location
El Dorado, California
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Owner / parent
Sacramento Municipal Util Dist
Operator
Sacramento Municipal Util Dist
Grid
Balancing Authority of Northern California
Plant ID
6612

What stands out

1

Union Valley is a 39 MW Conventional Hydroelectric asset in California with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 22.4% capacity factor and 76 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $2294/kW CapEx.

Market and operating context

Balancing authority
Balancing Authority of Northern California
NERC region
WECC
State rank
#73 of 247
National rank
#354 of 1,462

Why it matters

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