Summary of Electricity Activity in Orange County, CA
Summary of Orange County, CA Generation
Orange County, CA is ranked #352 out of 2,102 U.S. counties nationwide and #17 out of 55 California counties in terms of total annual net electricity generation.
| Annual Generation | 3.5 TWh |
|---|---|
| Annual Consumption | 31.2 M MMBtu |
| Last Update | Sep 2024 |
| Power Plants | 58 |
| Companies on File | 35 |
Map of Top Producing Plants in Orange County, CA
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Annual Net Generation From natural gas power
3.0 TWh
National Rank in Terms of natural gas Net Electricity Generation
#211 /930 U.S. Counties
State Rank in Terms of natural gas Net Electricity Generation
#9 /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 | #352 / 2102 | 3.52 TWh | 31.25 M MMBtu |
| Natural Gas | #9 / 36 | #211 / 930 | 3.03 TWh | 25.89 M MMBtu |
| Landfill Gas | #2 / 20 | #2 / 249 | 406.54 GWh | 4.28 M MMBtu |
| Other Biomass Gas | #2 / 19 | #2 / 53 | 77.39 GWh | 955.31 k MMBtu |
| Solar | #21 / 41 | #575 / 1100 | 27.41 GWh | 96.97 k MMBtu |
| Water | #36 / 38 | #509 / 550 | 5.00 GWh | 19.01 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 | 2.6 TWh | 19.6 M MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Brea Expansion Plant | Brea Power II | 245.4 GWh | 2.5 M MMBtu | Landfill Gas |
| Bowerman Power LFG, LLC | Bowerman Power LFG, LLC | 161.1 GWh | 1.8 M MMBtu | Landfill Gas |
| UCI Facilities Management Central Plant | University of California Irvine | 111.6 GWh | 1.4 M MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Canyon Power Plant | City of Anaheim - (CA) | 83.7 GWh | 913.8 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| AES Huntington Beach LLC | AES Huntington Beach LLC | 75.9 GWh | 1.0 M MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Plant No 2 Orange County | Orange County Sanitation Dist | 59.0 GWh | 711.5 k MMBtu | Other Biomass Gas : 77.5% Natural Gas : 22.5% |
| Blacksand Generating Facility | Bridge Energy LLC | 45.1 GWh | 812.4 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Plant No 1 Orange County | Orange County Sanitation Dist | 39.3 GWh | 487.8 k MMBtu | Other Biomass Gas : 80.7% Natural Gas : 19.3% |
| CSUF Trigeneration | California State University at Fullerton | 34.7 GWh | 346.1 k MMBtu | Natural Gas : 82.3% Solar : 17.7% |
| B Braun Medical | B Braun Medical Inc | 27.2 GWh | 503.7 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Barre Peaker | Southern California Edison Co | 21.5 GWh | 248.0 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Kaiser East La Palma Ave. Fuel Cell | 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC | 16.4 GWh | 131.5 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| AT&T Anaheim | Bloom Energy | 8.3 GWh | 64.8 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| ATT Kelvin | Bloom Energy | 7.0 GWh | 52.4 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Hoag Hospital Cogen Plant | Hoag Memorial Presbyterian Hospital | 5.3 GWh | 510.9 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Yorba Linda | Metropolitan Water District of S CA | 5.0 GWh | 19.0 k MMBtu | Water |
| 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 1 | Bright Canyon Energy | 3.6 GWh | 12.3 k MMBtu | Solar |
| BCE Los Alamitos 2 | Bright Canyon Energy | 3.4 GWh | 11.6 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Anaheim Solar Energy Plant | Anaheim Public Utilities | 2.9 GWh | 10.4 k MMBtu | Solar |
| CSUF Nutwood Solar | MN8 Energy LLC | 2.6 GWh | 9.3 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Stanton Energy Reliability Center Hybrid | Wellhead Services, Inc | 1.8 GWh | 25.2 k MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Kroger La Habra | Ralph's Grocery Company | 1.6 GWh | 5.8 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Alticor Inc - Solar Project | MN8 Energy LLC | 1.6 GWh | 5.6 k MMBtu | Solar |
| CSUF State College | MN8 Energy LLC | 1.5 GWh | 5.4 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Valley View | Metropolitan Water District of S CA | 1.1 GWh | 6.2 k MMBtu | Water |
| Coyote Creek | Metropolitan Water District of S CA | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| HEBT WLA 1 | Electrodes | -19.0 MWh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| PPA Grand | esVolta LP | -181.0 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 |
| Stanton Battery Energy Storage | Wellhead Services, Inc | -9.7 GWh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Santa Ana Storage 2 | Johanna Energy Center, LLC | -10.2 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 |
| Coidgen | Sunlaw Energy Partners I LP | 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 |
| Hecate Energy Johanna Facility | Hecate Energy Johanna Facility 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 |
| Orange County Energy Storage 2 | Convergent Energy and Power LP | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Orange County Energy Storage 3 | Convergent Energy and Power LP | 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 |
Electricity Generation for Neighboring Counties
| National Rank | County | Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #5 | Kern County | 33.2 TWh | 293 |
| #17 | Los Angeles County | 21.3 TWh | 290 |
| #59 | Riverside County | 13.8 TWh | 158 |
| #53 | San Bernardino County | 14.6 TWh | 196 |
| #234 | San Diego County | 5.6 TWh | 148 |
| #739 | Ventura County | 817.1 GWh | 30 |
* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Sep 2024
Electricity Generation for Cities Located in Orange County, CA
| State Rank | City | Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #170 | Anaheim, CA | 111.2 GWh | 5 |
| #119 | Brea, CA | 290.5 GWh | 2 |
| #413 | Buena Park, CA | 1.6 GWh | 1 |
| #373 | Costa Mesa, CA | 4.6 GWh | 1 |
| #225 | Fountain Valley, CA | 39.3 GWh | 2 |
| #227 | Fullerton, CA | 38.8 GWh | 4 |
| #25 | Huntington Beach, CA | 2.7 TWh | 3 |
| #116 | Irvine, CA | 306.4 GWh | 10 |
| #409 | La Habra, CA | 1.6 GWh | 2 |
| #338 | Los Alamitos, CA | 7.0 GWh | 2 |
| #362 | Newport Beach, CA | 5.3 GWh | 1 |
| #295 | Stanton, CA | 13.7 GWh | 3 |
| #366 | Yorba Linda, CA | 5.0 GWh | 2 |
* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Sep 2024