# Calaveras County, California: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Angels Calaveras County is one of the places pushing back on the data center build-out. Calaveras County is home to Angels. The Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure here (1 in force); the latest is “County moratorium on data centers through October 9, 2026”. Construction employs 910, up 5.0% since 2019, and construction is 1.7 times as concentrated here as in the U.S. economy. Unemployment was 6.3% in August 2026, against 4.9% in 2019. Its power plants have 285 MW of capacity, 100% of it hydro. 1.7× the U.S. share of jobs in construction 285 MW of operating power plants, mostly hydro +3.6% total jobs since 2019, now 10,140 ## Cities and towns in Calaveras County Calaveras County is home to Angels. Angels3,735 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Arnold, Avery, Copperopolis, Dorrington, Forest Meadows, Mokelumne Hill, Mountain Ranch, Murphys, Rail Road Flat, Rancho Calaveras, San Andreas, Vallecito, Valley Springs, Wallace, West Point. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Calaveras County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in California | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 45,349 | 46,605 | ▲ 2.8% | 44th of 58 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 9,783 | 10,140 | ▲ 3.6% | 27th of 58 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $41,735 | $60,085 | ▲ 44.0% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 867 | 910 | ▲ 5.0% | 27th of 51 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 4.9% | 6.3% | ▲ 1.4pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Employers here counted 10,140 jobs in 2025, up 3.6% from 2019. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is the largest utility serving Calaveras County, one of 2 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 39.62¢/kWh in 2024, above the 20.66¢ median for California utilities. 46,605 people live here, up 2.8% since 2020. ## Who powers Calaveras County ### Utilities with service territory in Calaveras County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Investor Owned | Bundled | 5,047,461 | 39.62¢ | 30% | | WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | Federal | Bundled | — | — | 48% | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Hydro | 285 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Collierville Powerhouse | Northern California Power Agny | Hydro | 253 MW | 1989 | | Pardee | East Bay Municipal Util Dist - (CA) | Hydro | 24 MW | 1930 | | Murphys | Utica Water & Power Authority | Hydro | 4 MW | 1954 | | New Hogan Power Plant | Modesto Irrigation District | Hydro | 3 MW | 1989 | | Angels | Utica Water & Power Authority | Hydro | 1 MW | 1940 | ## The Calaveras County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 10,140 | $60,085 | 1.00 | | Construction | 910 | $83,548 | 1.69 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Calaveras County ### Local measures | Measure | Status | Date | |---|---|---| | County moratorium on data centers through October 9, 2026 | In force | — | ## Calaveras County and its neighbors Of the 5 counties that border Calaveras County, San Joaquin County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Calaveras County | 46,605 | ▲ 3.6% | 285 MW | — | — | 1 | | Alpine County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/california/alpine-county) | 1,043 | ▲ 32.2% | — | — | — | — | | Amador County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/california/amador-county) | 41,876 | ▼ 0.7% | 234 MW | — | — | — | | San Joaquin County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/california/san-joaquin-county) | 823,815 | ▲ 12.5% | 1,609 MW | 360 MW | 6 | 1 | | Stanislaus County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/california/stanislaus-county) | 557,719 | ▲ 3.1% | 1,505 MW | 100 MW | 6 | 1 | | Tuolumne County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/california/tuolumne-county) | 53,160 | ▲ 3.9% | 1,166 MW | — | — | 1 | ## More of California [All California countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/california)[San Joaquin County823,815 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/california/san-joaquin-county)[Stanislaus County557,719 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/california/stanislaus-county)[Tuolumne County53,160 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/california/tuolumne-county)[Amador County41,876 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/california/amador-county)[Alpine County1,043 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/california/alpine-county) ## Calaveras County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Calaveras County, California? 2 utilities have service territory in Calaveras County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Pacific Gas & Electric Co., WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration. The largest, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., charged residential customers 39.62¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Calaveras County? 5 operating plants with 285 MW of capacity. The largest is Collierville Powerhouse (253 MW, hydro). ### Are there data centers in Calaveras County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Calaveras County. The nearest activity on record is next door in San Joaquin County. ### Is Calaveras County adding jobs? Employers counted 10,140 jobs in 2025 against 9,783 in 2019 (+3.6%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 867 to 910. ### Does Calaveras County have a data center moratorium? The SAVRN Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure for Calaveras County, 1 in force. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/california/calaveras-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).