Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station

The Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station is a decommissioned nuclear power plant built by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District in Herald, California. The plant operated from 1975-1979, but due to equipment failures and opposition by voters, it was closed in 1989. Today, only the two cooling towers remain, but the introduction of an 11 MW Rancho Seco Solar plant has taken advantage of the existing infrastructure to provide clean energy to local residents.