Power plant · California, United States
Cosumnes Power Plant
Cosumnes Power Plant is a power plant in California, United States, with 557 MW of capacity, owned by Sacramento Municipal Util Dist.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | California | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2006 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 557 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 38.3385, -121.1240 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Cosumnes Power Plant is the 37th-largest of 47 power plants in California and the 661st-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 557 MW is <0.1% of the 839,036 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 37th of 47 | 38,918 MW | 1.4% |
| United States | 661st of 800 | 839,036 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 717th of 4,829 | 1,037,268 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 36 water rights (14 active, 3,145,799 acre-ft/year), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mokelumne River power right A025056 | Water right | 853,000 acre-ft/year | Permitted | 15 km |
| Mokelumne River water right S020476 | Water right | 540,765 acre-ft/year | Active | 15 km |
| Mokelumne River municipal and irrigation right A029835 | Water right | 544,000 acre-ft/year | Planned | 25 km |
Owner, operator and place
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- Castaic1,682 MW
- Ormond Beach1,612 MW
- Geysers Unit 5-201,236 MW
- La Paloma Generating Plant1,156 MW
- AES Alamitos LLC1,115 MW
Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- eWRIMS Water Rights List. eWRIMS Water Rights List, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.