Folsom

Let there be light: Historic Folsom Powerhouse turns 130

The facility near Downtown Folsom became one of the first examples of large-scale hydropower when workers flipped the switch in 1895.

From prison labor to power: Folsom's role in electrifying Sacramento | Bartell's Backroads

At the edge of the American River near downtown Folsom is an old brick building that played a big part in the electrification of California.

This 1955 dam still produces needed power for Sacramento

Since 1955, the towering concrete and earth walls of Folsom Dam have held back the waters of the South Fork and North Fork of the American...

The Birthplace of the AC Grid

The Folsom Powerhouse in California, was the first facility to send high-voltage alternating current over long-distance transmission lines.