Balancing Authority of Northern California
Balancing Authority Summary Information
Balancing Authority of Northern California is ranked #35 out of 65 balancing authorities in terms of total annual electricity generation.
| Balancing Authority | Balancing Authority of Northern California |
|---|---|
| States | California |
| Last Update | Nov 2024 |
| Annual Generation | 15.2 TWh |
| Power Plants | 83 |
| Utilities | 32 |
| Ranked #35 out of 65 in terms of net annual generation | |
| Ranked #30 out of 53 in terms of annual generation from natural gas | |
| Power Plant Types | Natural Gas | 54.8% Water | 39.7% Solar | 4.6% Other Fuel | 0.7% |
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Daily Net Generation for Balancing Authority of Northern California for the past 3 Years
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shasta | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Redding, CA | 2 TWh | May 1944 | Aug 2024 | Water |
| Keswick | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Redding, CA | 373 GWh | Sep 1949 | Aug 2024 | Water |
| Nimbus | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Folsom, CA | 70 GWh | Apr 1955 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Folsom | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Folsom, CA | 649 GWh | Apr 1955 | Aug 2024 | Water |
| Jaybird | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | Camino, CA | 462 GWh | Mar 1961 | Aug 2024 | Water |
| Judge F Carr | U S Bureau of Reclamation | French Gulch, CA | 215 GWh | Apr 1963 | Aug 2024 | Water |
| Camino | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | Camino, CA | 307 GWh | Sep 1963 | Aug 2024 | Water |
| Union Valley | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | Fresh Pond, CA | 168 GWh | Sep 1963 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Spring Creek | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Redding, CA | 307 GWh | Dec 1963 | Aug 2024 | Water |
| Trinity | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Weaverville, CA | 356 GWh | Jan 1964 | Aug 2024 | Water |
| Robbs Peak | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | Fresh Pond, CA | 69 GWh | Sep 1965 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| White Rock/Slab Creek | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | Placerville, CA | 495 GWh | Jan 1968 | Aug 2024 | Water |
| Loon Lake | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | Fresh Pond, CA | 126 GWh | Aug 1971 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| New Melones | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Jamestown, CA | 511 GWh | May 1979 | Aug 2024 | Water |
| McClure | Modesto Irrigation District | Modesto, CA | 1 GWh | Jun 1980 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 61.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 39.0% |
| Jones Fork | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | Fresh Pond, CA | 29 GWh | May 1985 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| McClellan (CA) | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | Sacramento, CA | 3 GWh | Feb 1986 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Roseville Power Plant #2 | City of Roseville - (CA) | Rocklin, CA | 4 GWh | Mar 1986 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| Whiskeytown | City of Redding - (CA) | Whiskeytown, CA | 24 GWh | Aug 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Redding Power | City of Redding - (CA) | Redding, CA | 330 GWh | Dec 1988 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Woodland | Modesto Irrigation District | Modesto, CA | 301 GWh | Oct 1993 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Carson Ice-Gen Project | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | Sacramento, CA | 71 GWh | Sep 1995 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| SCA Cogen 2 | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | Sacramento, CA | 599 GWh | Feb 1997 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| SPA Cogen 3 | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | Sacramento, CA | 632 GWh | Nov 1997 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Kiefer Landfill | Sacramento County of Dpt Waste | Sloughhouse, CA | 67 GWh | Nov 1999 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Cosumnes | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | Herald, CA | 4 TWh | Jan 2006 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 98.8% Other Biomass Gas : 1.2% |
| Ripon Generation Station | Modesto Irrigation District | Ripon, CA | 10 GWh | May 2006 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Roseville Energy Park | City of Roseville - (CA) | Roseville, CA | 425 GWh | Oct 2007 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Aerojet I | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Rancho Cordova, CA | 6 GWh | Nov 2009 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Aerojet II | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Rancho Cordova, CA | 4 GWh | May 2010 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Intel Folsom | Tesla Inc. | Folsom, CA | 1 GWh | Jun 2010 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Depot Park Solar System | Depot Park Solar Farm | Sacramento, CA | 2 GWh | Nov 2010 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| SMUD at Fleshman | Sacramento PV Energy, LLC | Galt, CA | 4 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| SMUD at Van Conett | Sacramento PV Energy, LLC | Galt, CA | 1 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| SMUD at Grundman | Sacramento PV Energy, LLC | Elk Grove, CA | 24 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| SMUD at Lawrence | Sacramento PV Energy, LLC | Elk Grove, CA | 4 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| RE Dillard 1 LLC | MN8 Energy LLC | Sloughhouse, CA | 6 GWh | Dec 2011 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| RE Kammerer 1 LLC | MN8 Energy LLC | Elk Grove, CA | 11 GWh | Dec 2011 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| RE Dillard 2 LLC | MN8 Energy LLC | Sloughhouse, CA | 6 GWh | Dec 2011 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| RE Dillard 3 LLC | MN8 Energy LLC | Sloughhouse, CA | 6 GWh | Dec 2011 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| RE Bruceville 1 LLC | MN8 Energy LLC | Elk Grove, CA | 11 GWh | Dec 2011 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| RE Kammerer 2 LLC | MN8 Energy LLC | Elk Grove, CA | 11 GWh | Jan 2012 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| RE Bruceville 2 LLC | MN8 Energy LLC | Elk Grove, CA | 11 GWh | Jan 2012 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| RE Kammerer 3 LLC | MN8 Energy LLC | Elk Grove, CA | 11 GWh | Jan 2012 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| RE Bruceville 3 LLC | MN8 Energy LLC | Elk Grove, CA | 11 GWh | Jan 2012 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Solar Star California II LLC | Solar Star California II LLC | Sacramento, CA | 3 GWh | Jul 2012 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Green Acres Solar Facility 1 | SIT Renewables, Inc. | Elk Grove, CA | 5 GWh | Aug 2012 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Green Acres Solar Facility 2 | SIT Renewables, Inc. | Elk Grove, CA | 2 GWh | Aug 2012 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Intel Folsom Phase 2 | Tesla Inc. | Folsom, CA | 2 GWh | Sep 2012 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| RE McKenzie 1 LLC | MN8 Energy LLC | Galt, CA | 12 GWh | Oct 2012 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| RE McKenzie 2 LLC | MN8 Energy LLC | Galt, CA | 11 GWh | Oct 2012 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| RE McKenzie 3 LLC | MN8 Energy LLC | Galt, CA | 12 GWh | Oct 2012 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| RE McKenzie 4 LLC | MN8 Energy LLC | Galt, CA | 12 GWh | Oct 2012 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| RE McKenzie 5 LLC | MN8 Energy LLC | Galt, CA | 11 GWh | Oct 2012 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| RE McKenzie 6 LLC | MN8 Energy LLC | Galt, CA | 11 GWh | Oct 2012 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| FAA NorCal TRACON | Enfinity NorCal 1 FAA LLC | Mather AFB, CA | 1 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Sacramento Fairbain Water Treatment Plant | Tesla Inc. | Sacramento, CA | 1 GWh | Jan 2013 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Strata Roof 1 | Strata Manager, LLC | Sacramento, CA | 2 GWh | Apr 2013 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Sacramento (SMUD) | Terraform Arcadia | Sacramento, CA | 2 GWh | Jul 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Intel Folsom Phase 3 | Tesla Inc. | Folsom, CA | 9 GWh | Mar 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Rancho Seco Solar, LLC | Rancho Seco Solar, LLC | Herald, CA | 13 GWh | Jul 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Amazon - Patterson PV | AES Distributed Energy | Patterson, CA | 2 GWh | Apr 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Dept of General Services -FTB | California PV Energy 2, LLC | Sacramento, CA | 5 GWh | Jun 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Sacramento Regional County Sanitation PV | Tesla Inc. | Elk Grove, CA | 7 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| US GSA - Sacramento | Tesla Inc. | Sacramento, CA | 2 GWh | Feb 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Chambers 4 - Sacramento SMF1 | MN8 Energy LLC | Sacramento, CA | 4 GWh | Aug 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Folsom SP and CSP Sacramento | Ecoplexus, Inc | Represa, CA | 611 MWh | Apr 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Blue Shld Of Cal- El Dorado Hlls Mtr B | Tesla Inc. | El Dorado Hills, CA | 3 GWh | Jun 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Department of Justice | Ecoplexus, Inc | Sacramento, CA | 4 GWh | Mar 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Renew Solar ABC Sacramento LLC | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Sacramento, CA | 3 GWh | Oct 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Sacramento Point West Medical Offices | KP Sacramento Point West Medical Offices Solar, LLC | Sacramento, CA | 2 GWh | Oct 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Wildflower Solar 1 | Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC | Elverta, CA | 29 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Rancho Seco Solar II, LLC | Rancho Seco Solar II, LLC | Twin Cities, CA | 251 GWh | Jan 2021 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Rancho Cordova Medical Offices | KP Rancho Cordova Medical Offices Solar, LLC | Rancho Cordova, CA | 2 GWh | Mar 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Surrounding Balancing Authorities
| Rank | Balancing Authority | Annual Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #40 | Avangrid Renewables, LLC | 9.1 TWh | 19 |
| #16 | Bonneville Power Administration | 80.0 TWh | 158 |
| #7 | California Independent System Operator | 191.5 TWh | 1,943 |
| #30 | Gridforce Energy Management, LLC | 18.2 TWh | 1 |
| #36 | Idaho Power Company | 15.2 TWh | 164 |
| #33 | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power | 15.9 TWh | 120 |
| #22 | Nevada Power Company | 37.6 TWh | 136 |
| #49 | PacifiCorp West | 5.2 TWh | 128 |
| #44 | Portland General Electric Company | 7.8 TWh | 95 |
| #57 | Turlock Irrigation District | 2.3 TWh | 11 |
Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation
| Rank | Balancing Authority | Annual Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #30 | Gridforce Energy Management, LLC | 18.2 TWh | 1 |
| #31 | South Carolina Public Service Authority | 17.9 TWh | 33 |
| #32 | Florida Municipal Power Pool | 17.3 TWh | 21 |
| #33 | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power | 15.9 TWh | 120 |
| #34 | Public Service Company of New Mexico | 15.5 TWh | 108 |
| #35 | Balancing Authority of Northern California | 15.2 TWh | 83 |
| #36 | Idaho Power Company | 15.2 TWh | 164 |
| #37 | Tucson Electric Power | 14.6 TWh | 51 |
| #38 | Seminole Electric Cooperative | 14.1 TWh | 5 |
| #39 | JEA | 9.5 TWh | 22 |