SMUD looking to buy PG&E’s Chili Bar power plant near Placerville For more information please click here to contact Tuan Nguyen By Bizjournals.com Feed (2019-07-12 16:19:27) | August 13, 2019 Chili Bar near Placerville is on the south fork of the American River and downstream from a series of dams operated by SMUD, collectively called the Upper American River Project. Posted in Sacramento Business Journal