Directory of Power Plants in California
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narrows PH | Yuba County Water Agency - (CA) | Grass Valley, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 73.4 GWh | Nov 1942 | Dec 2025 | Water |
| Little Bear Solar 1, LLC | Little Bear Solar 1, LLC (Longroad) | Mendota, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 73.3 GWh | Nov 2020 | Aug 2026 | Solar |
| Central 40 | Central 40, LLC | Newman, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 71.7 GWh | Jan 2021 | Aug 2026 | Solar |
| Balch 1 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Balch Camp, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 71.2 GWh | Jan 1927 | Dec 2025 | Water |
| 85 A | Wind Wall 1 LLC | Tehachapi, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 70.6 GWh | Dec 1984 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Arrowleaf Solar and Storage | ORNI 30 LLC | Brawley, CA | Imperial Irrigation District (IID) | 69.7 GWh | Nov 2025 | Aug 2026 | Solar |
| Kelly Ridge | South Feather Water and Power Agency | Oroville, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 69.1 GWh | Aug 1963 | Dec 2025 | Water |
| MCAGCC Cogen Plant | DOD USMC Marine Air Ground Combat | Twentynine Palms, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 68.5 GWh | Jan 2003 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Walnut Creek Energy Park | Walnut Creek LLC | Industry, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 67.4 GWh | Mar 2013 | Aug 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Parnassus Central Utility Plant | University of California-San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 67.2 GWh | Dec 1995 | Aug 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Ormesa I | Ormat Nevada Inc | Holtville, CA | Imperial Irrigation District (IID) | 66.4 GWh | Nov 1986 | Dec 2025 | Geothermal |
| Mojave 16/17/18 | Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind | Mojave, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 66.3 GWh | Nov 1989 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Dutch Flat | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Alta, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 66.0 GWh | Feb 1943 | Dec 2025 | Water |
| Citizens Imperial Solar | Citizens Enterprises Corporation | Calipatria, CA | Imperial Irrigation District (IID) | 65.8 GWh | Jul 2019 | Aug 2026 | Solar |
| Alamo | California Dept. of Water Resources | Pearblossom, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 65.7 GWh | Jun 1986 | Dec 2025 | Water |
| Chicago Park | Nevada Irrigation District | Colfax, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 65.2 GWh | Oct 1965 | Dec 2025 | Water |
| Glass House Camarillo Cultivation | Glass House Camarillo Cultivation | Camarillo, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 64.0 GWh | Jul 2012 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Greenleaf 2 Power Plant | Greenleaf Energy LLC | Yuba City, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 63.8 GWh | Sep 1989 | Jun 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Chevron - Lost Hills Hybrid | MN8 Energy LLC | Lost Hills, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 62.6 GWh | Mar 2020 | Aug 2026 | Solar |
| Torrance Refining Company, LLC | Torrance Refining Company, LLC | Torrance, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 62.2 GWh | Aug 1983 | Aug 2026 | Other Gas : 52.0% Waste Heat : 48.0% |
| Covanta Stanislaus Energy | Covanta Stanislaus Inc | Crows Landing, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 61.9 GWh | Aug 1988 | Dec 2024 | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 50.0% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 40.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 9.1% |
| Cuyama Solar, LLC | Cuyama Solar, LLC | Cuyama, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 61.5 GWh | Oct 2017 | Aug 2026 | Solar |
| Pastoria Solar | Pastoria Solar Energy Company, LLC | Lebec, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 61.3 GWh | - | Aug 2026 | Solar |
| Solar Borrego I | NRG Solar Borrego I | Borrego Springs, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 61.3 GWh | Jan 2013 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| McKittrick Cogen | Chevron USA Inc | McKittrick, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 61.2 GWh | May 2012 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Adelanto Solar, LLC | Adelanto Solar, LLC | Adelanto, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 59.3 GWh | Aug 2015 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Nimbus | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Folsom, CA | Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC) | 59.3 GWh | Apr 1955 | Aug 2026 | Water |
| Loma Linda University Cogen | Loma Linda University | Loma Linda, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 59.1 GWh | Jan 1980 | Aug 2026 | Natural Gas |
| San Diego State University | San Diego State University | San Diego, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 59.1 GWh | Aug 2002 | Jul 2026 | Natural Gas : 97.5% Solar : 2.5% |
| Lost Hills/Blackwell | Southern Power Co | Lost Hills, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 58.9 GWh | Mar 2015 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| RB Inyokern Solar WDAT 1203 (CSG) | Dimension Energy LLC | Ridgecrest, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 58.3 GWh | Nov 2024 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Forks of Butte Hydro Project | Hypower Energy, LLC | Magalia, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 58.2 GWh | Feb 1992 | Dec 2025 | Water |
| TA-High Desert LLC | TA-High Desert LLC | Lancaster, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 57.9 GWh | Feb 2013 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Edwards Sanborn E3 | Terra-Gen Operating Co-Hybrid | Mojave, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 57.7 GWh | Nov 2021 | Aug 2026 | Solar |
| Alpaugh 50 | RWE Clean Energy | Alpaugh, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 57.3 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Oak Creek Energy Systems I | Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind | Mojave, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 57.3 GWh | May 1982 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| P66 Rodeo Solar | P66 Rodeo Solar | Rodeo, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 56.9 GWh | Mar 2023 | Aug 2026 | Solar |
| RE Garland A | Southern Power Co | Rosamond, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 56.7 GWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Beardsley | Oakdale&South San Joaquin Irrigation D. | None, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 56.4 GWh | Apr 1957 | Dec 2025 | Water |
| Potrero Hills Energy Producers | Potrero Hills Energy Producers, LLC | Suisun City, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 55.9 GWh | Mar 2016 | Dec 2025 | Landfill Gas |
| Summer Solar LLC | AES Distributed Energy | Lancaster, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 55.9 GWh | Jun 2016 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Gaskell West 1 Solar Facility | Southern Power Co | Lancaster, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 55.6 GWh | Feb 2018 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Catalina Solar 2, LLC | Onward Energy | Rosamond, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 55.4 GWh | Jul 2015 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Kingbird B Solar, LLC | Arevon Energy, Inc. | Rosamond, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 55.2 GWh | Mar 2016 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Antelope DSR 3 | AES Distributed Energy | Lancaster, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 55.1 GWh | Aug 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Sunray 2 | Sunray Energy 2, LLC | Daggett, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 54.6 GWh | Nov 1984 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Longboat Solar, LLC | Deriva Energy | Barstow, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 54.3 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Whitney Point Solar | Whitney Point Solar, LLC | Five Points, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 54.2 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Rising Tree Wind Farm II | Rising Tree Wind Farm II LLC | Mojave, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 53.7 GWh | Dec 2014 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Cymric 36W Cogen | Chevron USA Inc | McKittrick, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 53.4 GWh | Sep 1982 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Seville 1 | Deriva Energy | Ocotillo Wells, CA | Imperial Irrigation District (IID) | 53.3 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Axium Modesto Solar | Axium US Solar Holdings LLC | Modesto, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 53.2 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Lone Valley Solar Park II LLC | Lone Valley Solar Park II LLC | Lucerne Valley, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 53.1 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Lockheed Martin Palmdale Solar PV | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Palmdale, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 53.0 GWh | Apr 2016 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Solar Oasis LLC | Solar Oasis, LLC | Palmdale, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 52.7 GWh | Dec 2015 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Portal Ridge Solar B, LLC | Portal Ridge Solar, LLC | Lancaster, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 52.7 GWh | Jan 2017 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| SEPV Mojave West | AES Distributed Energy | Mojave, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 52.7 GWh | May 2016 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| CED Ducor 1 | RWE Clean Energy | Ducor, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 52.3 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Western Antelope Blue Sky B | AES Distributed Energy | Lancaster, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 52.2 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Rio Bravo Solar 1 LLC | Deriva Energy | McKittrick, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 52.1 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Atwell Island West Solar | RWE Clean Energy | Alpaugh, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 51.9 GWh | Apr 2015 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Upper Gorge | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | Bishop, CA | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LDWP) | 51.9 GWh | May 1953 | Dec 2025 | Water |
| CED Ducor 4 | RWE Clean Energy | Ducor, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 51.8 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| San Gorgonio Farms Wind Farm | San Gorgonio Farms Inc | Whitewater, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 51.7 GWh | Feb 1983 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Rio Bravo Solar II LLC | Deriva Energy | McKittrick, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 51.7 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| CED Ducor 2 | RWE Clean Energy | Ducor, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 51.6 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Cascade Solar | Cascade Solar LLC | Joshua Tree, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 51.4 GWh | Dec 2013 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| RE Rosamond One LLC | MN8 Energy LLC | Rosamond, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 51.2 GWh | Dec 2013 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| RE Gaskell West 3 LLC | RE Gaskell West LLC | Rosamond, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 50.8 GWh | Apr 2023 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Pumpjack Solar I | Deriva Energy | McKittrick, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 50.6 GWh | Dec 2014 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| RE Kansas South LLC | RE Kansas South LLC | Lemoore, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 50.5 GWh | May 2013 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Maricopa West Solar PV, LLC | Onward Energy | Taft, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 50.3 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Antelope Big Sky Ranch | AES Distributed Energy | Lancaster, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 49.9 GWh | Jul 2016 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Alamo Solar | Onward Energy | Oro Grande, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 49.3 GWh | Apr 2015 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Vega Solar | Vega Solar, LLC | Los Banos, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 49.3 GWh | Feb 2015 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Oasis Alta | Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind | Mojave, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 49.3 GWh | Mar 2021 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| Oro Loma | RWE Clean Energy | Oro Loma, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 49.2 GWh | Dec 2016 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Almond | Westlands Almond LLC | Lemoore, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 49.2 GWh | Aug 2023 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| White River Solar 2 | RWE Clean Energy | Alpaugh, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 49.2 GWh | Aug 2014 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Southeast Kern River Cogen | Chevron USA Inc | Bakersfield, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 49.1 GWh | Jan 1989 | Aug 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Roseburg Forest Products Biomass | Roseburg Forest Products | Weed, CA | PacifiCorp West (PACW) | 48.9 GWh | Nov 1989 | Dec 2025 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids |
| RE Rosamond Two LLC | MN8 Energy LLC | Rosamond, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 48.6 GWh | Dec 2013 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Dome Project | Sentinel Peak Resources California, LLC | Fellows, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 48.4 GWh | Jul 1988 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| TA-Acacia, LLC | Onward Energy | Lancaster, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 48.3 GWh | Oct 2014 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Wildwood Solar I, LLC | Deriva Energy | Wasco, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 48.3 GWh | Jan 2015 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Corcoran Solar 3 | RWE Clean Energy | Corcoran, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 48.1 GWh | Jan 2016 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Angela Solar Project | Angiola East LLC | Alpaugh, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 48.0 GWh | - | Aug 2026 | Solar |
| RE Gaskell West 5 LLC | RE Gaskell West LLC | Rosamond, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 48.0 GWh | Apr 2023 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Middle Gorge | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | Bishop, CA | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LDWP) | 48.0 GWh | Apr 1952 | Dec 2025 | Water |
| Windhub Solar A LLC | EDP Renewables North America LLC | Mojave, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 48.0 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Frontier Solar LLC | Boralex US Operations LLC | Newman, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 47.9 GWh | May 2016 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Tehachapi Wind Resource II | CalWind Resources Inc | Tehachapi, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 47.6 GWh | Dec 1996 | Dec 2025 | Wind |
| RE Gaskell West 4 LLC | RE Gaskell West LLC | Rosamond, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 47.5 GWh | Apr 2023 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Paulsell | Crow Creek Solar, LLC | Crows Landing, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 47.4 GWh | May 2024 | Aug 2026 | Solar |
| Hayworth Solar | AES Distributed Energy | Edison, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 47.0 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Taft 26C Cogen | Chevron USA Inc | Taft, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 46.9 GWh | Jun 1982 | Aug 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Plant No 2 Orange County | Orange County Sanitation Dist - (CA) | Huntington Beach, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 46.9 GWh | May 1993 | Dec 2025 | Other Biomass Gas : 77.2% Natural Gas : 22.8% |
| Pio Pico Energy Center | Pio Pico Energy Center LLC | San Diego, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 46.9 GWh | Oct 2016 | Dec 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Corcoran Solar 2 | RWE Clean Energy | Corcoran, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 46.8 GWh | Apr 2015 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Antelope Expansion 1B | AES Distributed Energy | Lancaster, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 46.6 GWh | Oct 2022 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
Browse Power Plants By California Counties
Figures are based on August 2026 generation numbers.| County | State Rank | Active Plants | Aug 2026 Generation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kern County, CA | # 1 | 333 | 35.3 TWh |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | # 2 | 22 | 20.7 TWh |
| Los Angeles County, CA | # 3 | 325 | 17.3 TWh |
| Riverside County, CA | # 4 | 165 | 14.0 TWh |
| Contra Costa County, CA | # 5 | 59 | 11.8 TWh |
| San Bernardino County, CA | # 6 | 212 | 11.8 TWh |
| Imperial County, CA | # 7 | 84 | 9.9 TWh |
| Fresno County, CA | # 8 | 128 | 7.8 TWh |
| Shasta County, CA | # 9 | 46 | 7.0 TWh |
| Sacramento County, CA | # 10 | 68 | 5.6 TWh |
| Sonoma County, CA | # 11 | 26 | 5.0 TWh |
| San Diego County, CA | # 12 | 156 | 4.0 TWh |
| Kings County, CA | # 13 | 59 | 4.0 TWh |
| Butte County, CA | # 14 | 25 | 3.5 TWh |
| Santa Clara County, CA | # 15 | 76 | 3.4 TWh |
| Solano County, CA | # 16 | 41 | 3.0 TWh |
| Monterey County, CA | # 17 | 29 | 3.0 TWh |
| Tuolumne County, CA | # 18 | 23 | 2.9 TWh |
| Alameda County, CA | # 19 | 52 | 2.8 TWh |
| Stanislaus County, CA | # 20 | 25 | 2.7 TWh |
| Orange County, CA | # 21 | 59 | 2.6 TWh |
| Plumas County, CA | # 22 | 13 | 2.2 TWh |
| Colusa County, CA | # 23 | 4 | 2.2 TWh |
| Placer County, CA | # 24 | 26 | 1.8 TWh |
| Sutter County, CA | # 25 | 8 | 1.8 TWh |
| Tulare County, CA | # 26 | 72 | 1.6 TWh |
| San Joaquin County, CA | # 27 | 53 | 1.6 TWh |
| El Dorado County, CA | # 28 | 15 | 1.5 TWh |
| County | State Rank | Active Plants | Aug 2026 Generation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yuba County, CA | # 29 | 5 | 1.5 TWh |
| Madera County, CA | # 30 | 29 | 1.2 TWh |
| Inyo County, CA | # 31 | 23 | 1.1 TWh |
| Lake County, CA | # 32 | 10 | 892.8 GWh |
| Ventura County, CA | # 33 | 33 | 719.4 GWh |
| Amador County, CA | # 34 | 8 | 608.6 GWh |
| Mono County, CA | # 35 | 9 | 597.8 GWh |
| Calaveras County, CA | # 36 | 6 | 524.3 GWh |
| Merced County, CA | # 37 | 33 | 493.1 GWh |
| Trinity County, CA | # 38 | 5 | 480.6 GWh |
| Humboldt County, CA | # 39 | 10 | 450.0 GWh |
| Lassen County, CA | # 40 | 9 | 337.3 GWh |
| Santa Barbara County, CA | # 41 | 18 | 292.9 GWh |
| Mariposa County, CA | # 42 | 2 | 272.7 GWh |
| San Benito County, CA | # 43 | 6 | 266.2 GWh |
| Nevada County, CA | # 44 | 12 | 225.7 GWh |
| Yolo County, CA | # 45 | 15 | 196.6 GWh |
| San Mateo County, CA | # 46 | 11 | 133.1 GWh |
| San Francisco County, CA | # 47 | 10 | 80.3 GWh |
| Siskiyou County, CA | # 48 | 8 | 77.3 GWh |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | # 49 | 6 | 60.7 GWh |
| Napa County, CA | # 50 | 11 | 51.2 GWh |
| Tehama County, CA | # 51 | 7 | 45.8 GWh |
| Sierra County, CA | # 52 | 3 | 28.8 GWh |
| Marin County, CA | # 53 | 3 | 28.1 GWh |
| Mendocino County, CA | # 54 | 6 | 12.3 GWh |
| Glenn County, CA | # 55 | 2 | 12.1 GWh |