Summary of Electricity Activity in Butte County, CA

Summary of Butte County, CA Generation

Butte County, CA is ranked #364 out of 2,193 U.S. counties nationwide and #15 out of 55 California counties in terms of total annual net electricity generation.

Annual Generation	3.5 TWh
Annual Consumption	10.7 M MMBtu
Last Update	May 2026
Power Plants	25
Companies on File	13

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Overall National Rank

#364 /2,193 U.S. Counties

In Net Annual Generation

Overall State Rank

#15 /55 California Counties

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

3.5 TWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

10.7 M MMBtu

Electric Companies in Butte County, CA

Butte County, CA
Power Plants

Annual Net Generation From hydroelectric power

3.4 TWh

National Rank in Terms of hydroelectric Net Electricity Generation

#12 /536 U.S. Counties

State Rank in Terms of hydroelectric Net Electricity Generation

#2 /38 California Counties

Monthly Net Generation for Butte County, CA

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Monthly Plant Fuel Consumption for Butte County, CA

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Net Generation by Fuel Source

Net Generation by Fuel Source Breakdown

	State Rank	National Rank	Generation	Fuel Consumption
All	#15 / 55	#364 / 2193	3.49 TWh	10.67 M MMBtu
Water	#2 / 38	#12 / 536	3.44 TWh	10.19 M MMBtu
Natural Gas	#30 / 36	#721 / 927	21.71 GWh	229.74 k MMBtu
Solar	#30 / 43	#857 / 1317	15.24 GWh	53.44 k MMBtu
Landfill Gas	#17 / 19	#147 / 239	14.73 GWh	171.02 k MMBtu
Other Biomass Gas	#19 / 20	#46 / 52	1.59 GWh	24.78 k MMBtu

* Data is based on 12 months since Dec 2025.

Power Plants in Butte County, CA

Plant	Utility Name	Generation	Consumption	Fuel Types
Edward C Hyatt	California Dept. of Water Resources	2.0 TWh	5.5 M MMBtu	Water
Poe	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.	363.0 GWh	1.2 M MMBtu	Water
Cresta	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.	341.7 GWh	1.3 M MMBtu	Water
Thermalito	California Dept. of Water Resources	302.3 GWh	433.4 k MMBtu	Water
Woodleaf	South Feather Water and Power Agency	167.1 GWh	627.9 k MMBtu	Water
Forbestown	South Feather Water and Power Agency	114.9 GWh	435.8 k MMBtu	Water
Kelly Ridge	South Feather Water and Power Agency	69.1 GWh	260.1 k MMBtu	Water
Forks of Butte Hydro Project	Hypower Energy, LLC	58.2 GWh	222.8 k MMBtu	Water
Sly Creek	South Feather Water and Power Agency	27.2 GWh	99.4 k MMBtu	Water
De Sabla	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.	20.7 GWh	74.2 k MMBtu	Water
Ameresco Butte County	Ameresco Butte County LLC	14.7 GWh	171.0 k MMBtu	Landfill Gas
Enloe Medical - Chico	Bloom Energy	14.5 GWh	109.7 k MMBtu	Natural Gas
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co Hybrid	Sierra Nevada Brewing Co	10.7 GWh	150.0 k MMBtu	Natural Gas : 65.7% Solar : 19.5% Other Biomass Gas : 14.9%
Thermalito Diverson Dam	California Dept. of Water Resources	10.3 GWh	41.6 k MMBtu	Water
Butte College Main Campus Solar	Butte-Glenn Community College District	6.6 GWh	23.2 k MMBtu	Solar
Gridley Main Two	Altus Power America Management, LLC	3.6 GWh	12.7 k MMBtu	Solar
Toadtown	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.	1.8 GWh	6.1 k MMBtu	Water
2127 Harris Solar Project	Solarenewal LLC	1.5 GWh	5.3 k MMBtu	Solar
Gridley Main	Altus Power America Management, LLC	1.4 GWh	5.0 k MMBtu	Solar
Oroville Cogeneration, LLC	Apex Power Generation Corp.	115.6 MWh	2.2 k MMBtu	Natural Gas
Centerville PH	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.	0.0 Wh	0 MMBtu	No Information Available
Coal Canyon	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.	0.0 Wh	0 MMBtu	No Information Available
Kanaka	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC	0.0 Wh	0 MMBtu	No Information Available
Lime Saddle	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.	0.0 Wh	0 MMBtu	No Information Available
Pacific Oroville Power Inc	CCP Power Solutions	0.0 Wh	0 MMBtu	No Information Available

* Data is based on the last 12 months since May 2026.

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Electricity Generation for Neighboring Counties

National Rank	County	Net Generation	# Power Plants
#477	Colusa County	2.2 TWh	4
#1894	Glenn County	12.1 GWh	2
#1285	Nevada County	225.0 GWh	12
#545	Placer County	1.8 TWh	24
#475	Plumas County	2.2 TWh	13
#1755	Sierra County	29.3 GWh	3
#566	Sutter County	1.7 TWh	8
#1653	Tehama County	52.9 GWh	7
#1324	Yolo County	196.2 GWh	15
#593	Yuba County	1.5 TWh	5

* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since May 2026.

Electricity Generation for Cities Located in Butte County, CA

State Rank	City	Net Generation	# Power Plants
#252	Chico, CA	25.2 GWh	3
#106	Concow, CA	341.7 GWh	1
#110	Forbestown, CA	309.2 GWh	3
#357	Gridley, CA	5.1 GWh	2
#178	Magalia, CA	80.6 GWh	3
#22	Oroville, CA	2.3 TWh	10
#282	Paradise, CA	14.7 GWh	1
#101	Yankee Hill, CA	363.0 GWh	1

* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since May 2026.