Summary of Electricity Activity in San Francisco, CA

Summary of San Francisco, CA Generation

San Francisco, CA is ranked #2,384 out of 5,718 U.S. cities nationwide and #181 out of 426 California cities in terms of total annual net electricity generation.

Annual Generation 6.7 GWh
Annual Consumption 1.2 M MMBtu
Last UpdateMar 2025
Power Plants10
Companies on File7
Power Plants in 50 Mile Radius 53
Power Plants in 100 Mile Radius 355

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Overall National Rank

#2,384 /5,718 U.S. Cities

In Net Annual Generation

Overall State Rank

#181 /426 California Cities

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

85.1 GWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

1.2 M MMBtu

Electric Companies in San Francisco, CA

7

San Francisco, CA
Power Plants

10

Annual Net Generation From natural gas power

74.6 GWh

National Rank in Terms of natural gas Net Electricity Generation

#791 /1,469 U.S. Cities

State Rank in Terms of natural gas Net Electricity Generation

#61 /154 California Cities

Net Generation by Fuel Source

Net Generation by Fuel Source Breakdown

State RankNational RankGenerationFuel Consumption
All#181 / 426#2384 / 571885.08 GWh1.21 M MMBtu
Natural Gas#61 / 154#791 / 146974.63 GWh1.13 M MMBtu
Solar#146 / 252#1810 / 29786.49 GWh23.04 k MMBtu
Other Biomass Gas#24 / 28#50 / 623.95 GWh55.31 k MMBtu
Distillate Fuel Oil#11 / 15#909 / 103915.17 MWh200 MMBtu

Monthly Net Generation for San Francisco, CA

Power Plants in San Francisco, CA

PlantUtility NameGenerationConsumptionFuel Types
Parnassus Central Utility PlantUniversity of California-San Francisco68.8 GWh1.0 M MMBtu Natural Gas
Sunset Reservoir North BasinDuke Energy Renewables Services6.5 GWh23.0 k MMBtu Solar
Univ of San Francisco CogenUniversity of San Francisco5.2 GWh67.0 k MMBtu Natural Gas
SF Southeast Cogen PlantCity & County of San Francisco3.9 GWh55.3 k MMBtu Other Biomass Gas
Transamerica PyramidTransamerica Pyramid Properties LLC525.0 MWh38.0 k MMBtu Natural Gas
One Market PlazaParamount Group Inc177.0 MWh3.7 k MMBtu Natural Gas
Hunters PointPacific Gas & Electric Co.0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
San Francisco Electric Reliability ProjCity & County of San Francisco0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
San Francisco Intl Airport Ct ProjectCity & County of San Francisco0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
SF State UniversityPacific Gas & Electric Co.0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available

Electricity Generation for Neighboring Cities

National RankCityNet Generation# Power Plants
#4871Alameda3.1 GWh1
#1976Berkeley156.5 GWh1
#4179Emeryville7.5 GWh1
#2409Half Moon Bay81.1 GWh1
#Highlands-104.0 MWh2
#3413Novato19.0 GWh3
#3363Petaluma20.0 GWh8
#790Richmond987.0 GWh5
#4787San Bruno3.5 GWh1
#3956San Mateo9.3 GWh1

* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Mar 2025