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Summary of Electricity Activity in Santa Cruz County, CA

Summary of Santa Cruz County, CA Generation

Santa Cruz County, CA is ranked #1,606 out of 2,155 U.S. counties nationwide and #50 out of 55 California counties in terms of total annual net electricity generation.

Annual Generation 56.2 GWh
Annual Consumption 692.8 k MMBtu
Last UpdateDec 2024
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Companies on File5

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Overall National Rank

#1,606 /2,155 U.S. Counties

In Net Annual Generation

Overall State Rank

#50 /55 California Counties

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

56.2 GWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

692.8 k MMBtu

Electric Companies in Santa Cruz County, CA

5

Santa Cruz County, CA
Power Plants

6

Annual Net Generation From natural gas power

32.3 GWh

National Rank in Terms of natural gas Net Electricity Generation

#678 /926 U.S. Counties

State Rank in Terms of natural gas Net Electricity Generation

#28 /36 California Counties

Monthly Net Generation for Santa Cruz County, CA

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Net Generation by Fuel Source

Natural Gas
Landfill Gas
Solar
57.4%37.4%5.2%

Net Generation by Fuel Source Breakdown

State RankNational RankGenerationFuel Consumption
All#50 / 55#1606 / 215556.20 GWh692.81 k MMBtu
Natural Gas#28 / 36#678 / 92632.28 GWh404.27 k MMBtu
Landfill Gas#13 / 20#125 / 24821.02 GWh278.12 k MMBtu
Solar#40 / 41#1067 / 12162.93 GWh10.43 k MMBtu

* Data is based on 12 months since Dec 2024.

Power Plants in Santa Cruz County, CA

PlantUtility NameGenerationConsumptionFuel Types
University of California Santa CruzUniversity of California Santa Cruz35.2 GWh414.7 k MMBtu Natural Gas : 91.7% Solar : 8.3%
Ameresco Santa Cruz EnergyAMERESCO Santa Cruz Energy LLC16.5 GWh214.9 k MMBtu Landfill Gas
Santa Cruz EnergySanta Cruz Energy LLC4.6 GWh63.2 k MMBtu Landfill Gas
Cabrillo CollegeForefront Power, LLC13.0 MWh44 MMBtu Solar
UC Santa Cruz SolarForefront Power, LLC0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
Watsonville Power PlantCalpine Monterey Cogen Inc0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
* Data is based on the last 12 months since Dec 2024.
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Electricity Generation for Neighboring Counties

National RankCountyNet Generation# Power Plants
#441Alameda County2.6 TWh46
#63Contra Costa County13.0 TWh56
#950Merced County518.7 GWh30
#351Monterey County3.6 TWh29
#1124San Benito County341.1 GWh6
#1518San Francisco County84.4 GWh10
#467San Joaquin County2.3 TWh45
#1397San Mateo County133.5 GWh10
#309Santa Clara County4.2 TWh74
#423Stanislaus County2.8 TWh25

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

Electricity Generation for Cities Located in Santa Cruz County, CA

State RankCityNet Generation# Power Plants
#427Aptos, CA13.0 MWh1
#412Live Oak, CA1.5 GWh1
#226Santa Cruz, CA39.7 GWh3
#287Watsonville, CA16.5 GWh2

* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Dec 2024