Summary of Electricity Activity in Orange County, CA
Summary of Orange County, CA Generation
Orange County, CA is ranked #386 out of 2,155 U.S. counties nationwide and #17 out of 55 California counties in terms of total annual net electricity generation.
| Annual Generation | 3.2 TWh |
|---|---|
| Annual Consumption | 26.9 M MMBtu |
| Last Update | Jun 2025 |
| Power Plants | 59 |
| Companies on File | 36 |
Map of Top Producing Plants in Orange County, CA
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Annual Net Generation From natural gas power
2.7 TWh
National Rank in Terms of natural gas Net Electricity Generation
#221 /926 U.S. Counties
State Rank in Terms of natural gas Net Electricity Generation
#10 /36 California Counties
Monthly Net Generation for Orange County, CA
Net Generation by Fuel Source
Net Generation by Fuel Source Breakdown
| State Rank | National Rank | Generation | Fuel Consumption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | #17 / 55 | #386 / 2155 | 3.22 TWh | 26.93 M MMBtu |
| Natural Gas | #10 / 36 | #221 / 926 | 2.73 TWh | 21.79 M MMBtu |
| Landfill Gas | #2 / 20 | #2 / 248 | 388.43 GWh | 4.06 M MMBtu |
| Other Biomass Gas | #2 / 20 | #2 / 53 | 76.08 GWh | 921.72 k MMBtu |
| Solar | #19 / 41 | #569 / 1216 | 44.55 GWh | 159.89 k MMBtu |
Power Plants in Orange County, CA
| Plant | Utility Name | Generation | Consumption | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AES Huntington Beach Energy Project | AES Huntington Beach Energy, LLC | 2.4 TWh | 16.8 M MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Brea Expansion Plant | Brea Power II | 234.9 GWh | 2.4 M MMBtu | Landfill Gas |
| Bowerman Power LFG, LLC | Bowerman Power LFG, LLC | 153.5 GWh | 1.7 M MMBtu | Landfill Gas |
| UCI Facilities Management Central Plant | University of California Irvine | 112.4 GWh | 1.4 M MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Plant No 2 Orange County | Orange County Sanitation Dist | 59.3 GWh | 699.3 k MMBtu | Other Biomass Gas : 73.9% Natural Gas : 26.1% |
| Canyon Power Plant | City of Anaheim - (CA) | 54.4 GWh | 612.9 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Plant No 1 Orange County | Orange County Sanitation Dist | 40.3 GWh | 504.5 k MMBtu | Other Biomass Gas : 80.1% Natural Gas : 19.9% |
| Blacksand Generating Facility | Bridge Energy LLC | 39.0 GWh | 736.1 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| CSUF Trigeneration | California State University at Fullerton | 37.8 GWh | 390.6 k MMBtu | Natural Gas : 82.2% Solar : 17.8% |
| B Braun Medical | B Braun Medical Inc | 32.9 GWh | 605.5 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| BCE Los Alamitos 1 | Bright Canyon Energy | 25.6 GWh | 70.8 k MMBtu | Solar : 77.0% Electricity used for energy storage : 23.0% |
| Kaiser East La Palma Ave. Fuel Cell | 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | 18.1 GWh | 141.9 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Hoag Hospital Cogen Plant | Hoag Memorial Presbyterian Hospital | 13.2 GWh | 394.1 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Barre Peaker | Southern California Edison Co | 12.7 GWh | 135.8 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| AT&T Anaheim | Bloom Energy | 9.7 GWh | 74.5 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| ATT Kelvin | Bloom Energy | 8.0 GWh | 61.2 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| AES Huntington Beach LLC | AES Huntington Beach LLC | 6.5 GWh | 84.4 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Orange Coast College PH2 Solar Project | Solar Star Coastal Pirate, LLC | 4.6 GWh | 13.9 k MMBtu | Solar : 88.9% Electricity used for energy storage : 11.1% |
| BCE Los Alamitos 2 | Bright Canyon Energy | 3.4 GWh | 11.6 k MMBtu | Solar |
| CSUF Nutwood Solar | MN8 Energy LLC | 3.1 GWh | 10.9 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Anaheim Solar Energy Plant | Anaheim Public Utilities | 2.7 GWh | 9.8 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Stanton Energy Reliability Center Hybrid | Wellhead Services, Inc | 1.9 GWh | 25.3 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Kroger La Habra | Ralph's Grocery Company | 1.7 GWh | 6.0 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Alticor Inc - Solar Project | MN8 Energy LLC | 1.6 GWh | 5.7 k MMBtu | Solar |
| CSUF State College | MN8 Energy LLC | 1.6 GWh | 5.7 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Baldwin | Electrodes | -68.0 MWh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| PPA Grand | esVolta LP | -122.0 MWh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| HEBT Irvine 2 | Electrodes | -256.0 MWh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| HEBT Irvine 1 | Electrodes | -316.0 MWh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Ortega Highway Energy Storage | SDGE Batteries | -441.0 MWh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Orange County Energy Storage 3 | Convergent Energy and Power LP | -787.0 MWh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Orange County Energy Storage 2 | Convergent Energy and Power LP | -811.0 MWh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Hecate Energy Johanna Facility | Hecate Energy Johanna Facility LLC | -3.3 GWh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Santa Ana Storage 2 | Johanna Energy Center, LLC | -10.2 GWh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Stanton Battery Energy Storage | Wellhead Services, Inc | -10.4 GWh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Aliso Water Management Agency | South Orange Co Wastewtr Auth | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Allergan | Hybrid-Electric Building Technologies West Los Angeles 1, LLC | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Anaheim GT | City of Anaheim - (CA) | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Baker | Hybrid-Electric Building Technologies West Los Angeles 1, LLC | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| BCE Seal Beach | BCE Seal Beach | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Coidgen | Sunlaw Energy Partners I LP | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Coyote Creek | Metropolitan Water District of S CA | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| DATS | Hybrid-Electric Building Technologies West Los Angeles 1, LLC | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| DESI-1 Battery Energy Storage Facility | Southern California Edison Co | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| DESI-2 Battery Storage Facility | Southern California Edison Co | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Fullerton Mill CHP | Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| GRS Coyote Canyon | Coyote Canyon Energy LLC | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Hybrid Holdings 1 Capistrano | Electrodes | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Johanna Energy Center, LLC | Johanna Energy Center, LLC | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| LAWRP | Hybrid-Electric Building Technologies West Los Angeles 1, LLC | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Margarita Energy Center | Wellhead Services, Inc | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| OCSD | Hybrid-Electric Building Technologies West Los Angeles 1, LLC | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Olinda Landfill Gas Recovery Plant | Brea Generation LLC | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Prima Plant | MM Prima Deshecha Energy LLC | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Santa Ana Storage 3 | Johanna Energy Center, LLC | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| SOCCD | Hybrid-Electric Building Technologies West Los Angeles 1, LLC | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| UCI Fuel Cell | UCI Fuel Cell, LLC | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Valley View | Metropolitan Water District of S CA | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Yorba Linda | Metropolitan Water District of S CA | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
Electricity Generation for Neighboring Counties
| National Rank | County | Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #5 | Kern County | 34.7 TWh | 311 |
| #23 | Los Angeles County | 20.5 TWh | 307 |
| #50 | Riverside County | 14.6 TWh | 159 |
| #61 | San Bernardino County | 13.3 TWh | 203 |
| #269 | San Diego County | 5.0 TWh | 150 |
| #763 | Ventura County | 824.6 GWh | 32 |
* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Jun 2025
Electricity Generation for Cities Located in Orange County, CA
| State Rank | City | Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #180 | Anaheim, CA | 84.9 GWh | 5 |
| #124 | Brea, CA | 274.0 GWh | 2 |
| #410 | Buena Park, CA | 1.6 GWh | 1 |
| #377 | Costa Mesa, CA | 4.6 GWh | 1 |
| #223 | Fountain Valley, CA | 40.3 GWh | 2 |
| #219 | Fullerton, CA | 42.4 GWh | 4 |
| #26 | Huntington Beach, CA | 2.4 TWh | 3 |
| #115 | Irvine, CA | 306.5 GWh | 10 |
| #408 | La Habra, CA | 1.7 GWh | 2 |
| #242 | Los Alamitos, CA | 29.0 GWh | 2 |
| #299 | Newport Beach, CA | 13.2 GWh | 1 |
| #382 | Stanton, CA | 4.2 GWh | 3 |
* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Jun 2025