Directory of Power Plants in California
Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
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Hanford Energy Park Peaker | MRP San Joaquin Energy LLC. | Hanford, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 6.4 GWh | Aug 2001 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Mountain View I & II | AES Distributed Energy | North Palm Springs, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 288.1 GWh | May 2001 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Henrietta Peaker | MRP San Joaquin Energy LLC. | Lemoore, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 10.5 GWh | May 2002 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Valero Refinery Cogeneration Unit 1 | Valero Refining Co California | Benicia, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 189.7 GWh | Sep 2002 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas : 92.7% Other Gas : 7.3% |
Tracy Combined Cycle Power Plant | MRP San Joaquin Energy LLC. | Tracy, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 971.5 GWh | Mar 2003 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Cosumnes | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | Herald, CA | Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC) | 3.9 TWh | Jan 2006 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas : 98.7% Other Biomass Gas : 1.3% |
Palomar Energy | San Diego Gas & Electric Co | Escondido, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 961.8 GWh | Sep 2005 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Donald Von Raesfeld Power Plant | City of Santa Clara - (CA) | Santa Clara, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 863.2 GWh | Feb 2005 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
WWTP Power Generation Station | East Bay Municipal Util Dist | Oakland, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 29.8 GWh | Jul 1985 | Apr 2025 | Other Biomass Gas : 98.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.2% |
Malburg | City of Vernon | Vernon, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 362.0 GWh | Sep 2005 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Magnolia Power Project | City of Burbank Water and Power | Burbank, CA | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LDWP) | 1.3 TWh | Aug 2005 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
THUMS | THUMS Long Beach Company | Long Beach, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 285.9 GWh | Dec 2002 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Walnut Energy Center | Turlock Irrigation District | Turlock, CA | Turlock Irrigation District (TIDC) | 1.5 TWh | Jan 2006 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
SJ/SC WPCP | San Jose/Santa Clara Water P C | San Jose, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 83.7 GWh | Jan 1953 | Apr 2025 | Other Biomass Gas : 50.1% Natural Gas : 49.8% |
Malaga Power LLC | CalPeak Power, LLC | Fresno, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 14.1 GWh | Aug 2005 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Roseville Energy Park | City of Roseville - (CA) | Roseville, CA | Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC) | 573.3 GWh | Oct 2007 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Russell City Energy Center | Russell City Energy Company LLC | Hayward, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 1.4 TWh | Jul 2013 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Gateway Generating Station | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Antioch, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 2.8 TWh | Dec 2008 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Colusa Generating Station | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Maxwell, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 2.7 TWh | Nov 2010 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Panoche Energy Center | Panoche Energy Center, LLC | Firebaugh, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 1.2 TWh | May 2009 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Ameresco Ox Mountain | AMERESCO Ox Mountain Energy LLC | Half Moon Bay, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 82.0 GWh | Nov 2008 | Apr 2025 | Landfill Gas |
Canyon Power Plant | City of Anaheim - (CA) | Anaheim, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 62.1 GWh | Jul 2011 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Ivanpah 2 | NRG Energy Services | Nipton, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 276.7 GWh | Nov 2013 | Apr 2025 | Solar : 95.9% Natural Gas : 4.1% |
Ivanpah 1 | NRG Energy Services | Nipton, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 179.1 GWh | Nov 2013 | Apr 2025 | Solar : 96.4% Natural Gas : 3.6% |
Ivanpah 3 | NRG Energy Services | Nipton, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 261.8 GWh | Nov 2013 | Apr 2025 | Solar : 96.2% Natural Gas : 3.8% |
UCI Facilities Management Central Plant | University of California Irvine | Irvine, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 112.1 GWh | Jun 2007 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Marsh Landing Generating Station | Marsh Landing LLC | Antioch, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 118.9 GWh | Apr 2013 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Mojave Solar Project | Mojave Solar LLC | Hinkley, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 601.6 GWh | Nov 2014 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
Panoche Valley Solar Farm | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Paicines, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 317.6 GWh | Dec 2017 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
AV Solar Ranch One | AV Solar Ranch 1 LLC | Lancaster, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 568.9 GWh | Jul 2014 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
Genesis Solar Energy Project | Genesis Solar LLC | Blythe, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 644.3 GWh | Oct 2013 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
John L. Featherstone Plant | Hudson Ranch Power I LLC | Calipatria, CA | Imperial Irrigation District (IID) | 437.4 GWh | Feb 2012 | Apr 2025 | Geothermal |
Sentinel Energy Center, LLC | Sentinel Energy Center LLC | Desert Hot Springs, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 311.2 GWh | Apr 2013 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Mariposa Energy Project | Diamond Generating Corporation | Byron, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 73.7 GWh | Sep 2012 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Ocotillo Express LLC | Pattern Operators LP | Ocotillo, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 525.8 GWh | Nov 2012 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Walnut Creek Energy Park | Walnut Creek LLC | Industry, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 204.3 GWh | Mar 2013 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
CCCSD Wastewater Treatment Plnt | Central Contra Costa Sanitary District | Martinez, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 16.4 GWh | Nov 1995 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
University of California San Diego Hybri | University of California San Diego | La Jolla, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 219.1 GWh | Jun 2001 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Oxnard Paper Mill | New-Indy, Oxnard LLC | Oxnard, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 190.8 GWh | Feb 1986 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Topaz Solar Farm | Topaz Solar Farms LLC | Santa Margarita, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 1.0 TWh | Mar 2013 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
Signal Hill West Unit | Signal Hill Petroleum, Inc | Signal Hill, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 38.4 GWh | Jun 2004 | Apr 2025 | Other Gas |
Watkins Manufacturing Co. | Watkins Manufacturing Corporation | San Diego, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 6.5 GWh | Oct 2001 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
El Segundo Energy Center LLC | NRG Energy Services LLC | El Segundo, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 141.2 GWh | Jun 2013 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Tule Wind LLC | Avangrid Power LLC | Boulevard, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 350.1 GWh | Nov 2017 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Brea Expansion Plant | Brea Power II | Brea, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 234.0 GWh | Oct 2012 | Apr 2025 | Landfill Gas |
Irwindale Brew Yard, LLC | Irwindale Brew Yard, LLC | Irwindale, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 714.0 MWh | Jan 2002 | Apr 2025 | Solar : 99.9% |
Kern Oil & Refining Co | Kern Oil & Refining Co | Bakersfield, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 34.8 GWh | Sep 2002 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Foundation Superior Farms | Foundation CA Fund VI Manager LLC | Dixon, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 943.0 MWh | Nov 2012 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Foundation Wal-Mart Red Bluff | Foundation CA Fund VI Manager LLC | Red Bluff, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 1.9 GWh | Aug 2012 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
CSUF Trigeneration | California State University at Fullerton | Fullerton, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 38.0 GWh | Sep 2010 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas : 82.1% Solar : 17.9% |
Parnassus Central Utility Plant | University of California-San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 68.7 GWh | Dec 1995 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Hoag Hospital Cogen Plant | Hoag Memorial Presbyterian Hospital | Newport Beach, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 8.8 GWh | Jun 2006 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
C&H Sugar Plant | C&H Sugar Company Inc | Crockett, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 34.2 GWh | Sep 1957 | Apr 2025 | Purchased Steam |
Central Utilities Plant LAX 2 | LAX Airport | Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LDWP) | 39.8 GWh | Sep 2015 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Solar Star 1 | Solar Star California XIX, LLC | Rosamond, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 891.8 GWh | Feb 2014 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
Solar Star 2 | Solar Star California XX, LLC | Rosamond, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 724.3 GWh | Feb 2014 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
Sunshine Gas Producers | Sunshine Gas Producers LLC | Sylmar, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 123.2 GWh | Jul 2014 | Apr 2025 | Landfill Gas |
Carlsbad Energy Center | NRG California Peaker Operations LLC | Carlsbad, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 259.1 GWh | Nov 2018 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
SC 1 Data Center, Phase 2 | Xeres Ventures LLC | Santa Clara, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 2.1 GWh | Aug 2011 | Apr 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Beacon Solar Plant Site 5 | Arevon Asset Management | Cantil, CA | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LDWP) | 95.7 GWh | Nov 2017 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
Beacon Solar Plant Site 2 | Arevon Asset Management | Cantil, CA | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LDWP) | 115.1 GWh | Nov 2017 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 1 | AES Distributed Energy | Cantil, CA | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LDWP) | 131.0 GWh | Mar 2017 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 3 | AES Distributed Energy | Cantil, CA | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LDWP) | 130.1 GWh | Nov 2016 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 4 | AES Distributed Energy | Cantil, CA | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LDWP) | 116.6 GWh | Nov 2016 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
Golden Acorn Casino | Foundation HA Energy Generation, LLC | Campo, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 3.8 GWh | Jun 2014 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Anheuser-Busch #2 | Foundation HA Energy Generation, LLC | Fairfield, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 3.9 GWh | Oct 2014 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Browse Power Plants By California Counties
Figures are based on April 2025 generation numbers.County | State Rank | Active Plants | Apr 2025 Generation |
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Kern County, CA | # 1 | 311 | 34.0 TWh |
Los Angeles County, CA | # 2 | 307 | 20.7 TWh |
San Luis Obispo County, CA | # 3 | 22 | 20.6 TWh |
Riverside County, CA | # 4 | 159 | 14.3 TWh |
San Bernardino County, CA | # 5 | 203 | 13.4 TWh |
Contra Costa County, CA | # 6 | 56 | 13.4 TWh |
Imperial County, CA | # 7 | 84 | 9.7 TWh |
Fresno County, CA | # 8 | 109 | 8.1 TWh |
Shasta County, CA | # 9 | 46 | 7.2 TWh |
Sacramento County, CA | # 10 | 64 | 6.4 TWh |
Sonoma County, CA | # 11 | 26 | 5.2 TWh |
San Diego County, CA | # 12 | 150 | 5.0 TWh |
Santa Clara County, CA | # 13 | 74 | 4.4 TWh |
Kings County, CA | # 14 | 57 | 4.1 TWh |
Butte County, CA | # 15 | 25 | 3.8 TWh |
Monterey County, CA | # 16 | 29 | 3.7 TWh |
Orange County, CA | # 17 | 59 | 3.2 TWh |
Solano County, CA | # 18 | 40 | 3.0 TWh |
Tuolumne County, CA | # 19 | 23 | 3.0 TWh |
Colusa County, CA | # 20 | 3 | 2.9 TWh |
Stanislaus County, CA | # 21 | 25 | 2.6 TWh |
Alameda County, CA | # 22 | 46 | 2.4 TWh |
San Joaquin County, CA | # 23 | 45 | 2.3 TWh |
Placer County, CA | # 24 | 23 | 2.1 TWh |
Plumas County, CA | # 25 | 13 | 2.0 TWh |
Sutter County, CA | # 26 | 8 | 1.8 TWh |
Yuba County, CA | # 27 | 5 | 1.7 TWh |
El Dorado County, CA | # 28 | 15 | 1.5 TWh |
County | State Rank | Active Plants | Apr 2025 Generation |
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Inyo County, CA | # 29 | 23 | 1.2 TWh |
Tulare County, CA | # 30 | 68 | 1.0 TWh |
Madera County, CA | # 31 | 28 | 994.0 GWh |
Lake County, CA | # 32 | 10 | 921.2 GWh |
Ventura County, CA | # 33 | 32 | 828.4 GWh |
Mono County, CA | # 34 | 9 | 785.9 GWh |
Amador County, CA | # 35 | 8 | 666.5 GWh |
Calaveras County, CA | # 36 | 6 | 613.6 GWh |
Trinity County, CA | # 37 | 5 | 573.8 GWh |
Humboldt County, CA | # 38 | 10 | 480.9 GWh |
Merced County, CA | # 39 | 30 | 418.2 GWh |
Lassen County, CA | # 40 | 9 | 341.0 GWh |
San Benito County, CA | # 41 | 6 | 332.7 GWh |
Santa Barbara County, CA | # 42 | 18 | 327.1 GWh |
Mariposa County, CA | # 43 | 2 | 299.7 GWh |
Siskiyou County, CA | # 44 | 8 | 242.5 GWh |
Yolo County, CA | # 45 | 15 | 222.2 GWh |
Nevada County, CA | # 46 | 12 | 207.0 GWh |
San Mateo County, CA | # 47 | 10 | 133.4 GWh |
San Francisco County, CA | # 48 | 10 | 85.0 GWh |
Tehama County, CA | # 49 | 7 | 59.7 GWh |
Santa Cruz County, CA | # 50 | 6 | 56.2 GWh |
Napa County, CA | # 51 | 9 | 49.2 GWh |
Sierra County, CA | # 52 | 3 | 31.1 GWh |
Marin County, CA | # 53 | 3 | 19.0 GWh |
Glenn County, CA | # 54 | 2 | 18.7 GWh |
Mendocino County, CA | # 55 | 5 | 12.3 GWh |