Directory of Power Plants in California
Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
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Upper Dawson | Turlock Irrigation District | La Grange, CA | Turlock Irrigation District (TIDC) | 6.8 GWh | Oct 1983 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Upper Gorge | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | Bishop, CA | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LDWP) | 114.2 GWh | May 1953 | Dec 2023 | Water |
UCLA So Campus Cogen Project | University of California-LA | Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LDWP) | 247.4 GWh | Sep 1993 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas |
USG 2 | ZGlobal Inc | El Centro, CA | Imperial Irrigation District (IID) | 1.7 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
USG 1 | ZGlobal Inc | El Centro, CA | Imperial Irrigation District (IID) | 2.8 GWh | Mar 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
University of San Diego | Bloom Energy 2009 PPA | San Diego, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 6.9 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
University of the Pacific | The Greater Light USA LLC | Stockton, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 5.2 GWh | Apr 2022 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
UC Santa Cruz Solar | Forefront Power, LLC | Santa Cruz, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 3.6 GWh | Jun 2021 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
UC Riverside Lots 30 & 32 | MN8 Energy LLC | Riverside, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 8.2 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
UC Merced Solar Hybrid | MN8 Energy LLC | Merced, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 8.9 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2022 | Solar : 99.9% |
USPS PV | USPS LA Solar FiT A & B | Los Angeles, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 13.1 GWh | Jun 2017 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
US-TOPCO (Soccer Center) | Tesla Inc. | Lancaster, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 7.3 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
UC Davis South Campus | Solar Star California XXXII, LLC | Davis, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 24.4 GWh | Feb 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Univ of California San Diego Solar | University of California San Diego | La Jolla, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 3.6 GWh | Nov 2008 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
University of California San Diego Hybrid | University of California San Diego | La Jolla, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 242.8 GWh | Jun 2001 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas |
UCI Facilities Management Central Plant | University of California Irvine | Irvine, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 109.7 GWh | Jun 2007 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas |
US Borax | U S Borax Inc | Boron, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 310.2 GWh | Jun 1984 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas |
University of California Santa Cruz | University of California Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 39.3 GWh | Aug 2013 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 91.6% Solar : 8.4% |
US GSA - Sacramento | Tesla Inc. | Sacramento, CA | Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC) | 2.3 GWh | Feb 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Union Valley | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | Fresh Pond, CA | Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC) | 173.4 GWh | Sep 1963 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Browse Power Plants By California Counties
Figures are based on December 2022 generation numbers.County | State Rank | Active Plants | Dec 2022 Generation |
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Glenn County, CA | # 55 | 2 | 8.3 GWh |
Mendocino County, CA | # 54 | 4 | 11.2 GWh |
Marin County, CA | # 53 | 3 | 15.2 GWh |
Sierra County, CA | # 52 | 3 | 30.5 GWh |
Napa County, CA | # 51 | 7 | 52.8 GWh |
Santa Cruz County, CA | # 50 | 6 | 73.9 GWh |
Tehama County, CA | # 49 | 7 | 75.4 GWh |
San Francisco County, CA | # 48 | 10 | 83.4 GWh |
San Mateo County, CA | # 47 | 10 | 143.3 GWh |
Mariposa County, CA | # 46 | 2 | 145.9 GWh |
Yolo County, CA | # 45 | 14 | 266.4 GWh |
Santa Barbara County, CA | # 44 | 18 | 287.3 GWh |
Siskiyou County, CA | # 43 | 8 | 334.6 GWh |
San Benito County, CA | # 42 | 5 | 346.1 GWh |
Trinity County, CA | # 41 | 5 | 353.9 GWh |
Lassen County, CA | # 40 | 9 | 356.6 GWh |
Nevada County, CA | # 39 | 12 | 376.9 GWh |
Humboldt County, CA | # 38 | 9 | 535.1 GWh |
Lake County, CA | # 37 | 10 | 805.0 GWh |
Mono County, CA | # 36 | 9 | 842.4 GWh |
Tulare County, CA | # 35 | 53 | 910.8 GWh |
Merced County, CA | # 34 | 23 | 920.0 GWh |
Calaveras County, CA | # 33 | 6 | 955.6 GWh |
Amador County, CA | # 32 | 7 | 987.8 GWh |
Ventura County, CA | # 31 | 30 | 1.1 TWh |
Inyo County, CA | # 30 | 21 | 1.4 TWh |
Madera County, CA | # 29 | 25 | 1.5 TWh |
Yuba County, CA | # 28 | 4 | 1.9 TWh |
County | State Rank | Active Plants | Dec 2022 Generation |
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Plumas County, CA | # 27 | 13 | 1.9 TWh |
Placer County, CA | # 26 | 21 | 2.1 TWh |
Sutter County, CA | # 25 | 7 | 2.2 TWh |
El Dorado County, CA | # 24 | 15 | 2.2 TWh |
San Joaquin County, CA | # 23 | 39 | 2.5 TWh |
Stanislaus County, CA | # 22 | 24 | 2.6 TWh |
Alameda County, CA | # 21 | 42 | 3.0 TWh |
Colusa County, CA | # 20 | 3 | 3.2 TWh |
Solano County, CA | # 19 | 39 | 3.2 TWh |
Kings County, CA | # 18 | 51 | 3.5 TWh |
Orange County, CA | # 17 | 58 | 3.7 TWh |
Tuolumne County, CA | # 16 | 23 | 3.8 TWh |
Butte County, CA | # 15 | 25 | 3.9 TWh |
Santa Clara County, CA | # 14 | 73 | 4.9 TWh |
Sonoma County, CA | # 13 | 24 | 5.5 TWh |
San Diego County, CA | # 12 | 147 | 5.6 TWh |
Monterey County, CA | # 11 | 29 | 5.7 TWh |
Sacramento County, CA | # 10 | 63 | 6.8 TWh |
Shasta County, CA | # 9 | 46 | 7.7 TWh |
Fresno County, CA | # 8 | 100 | 8.7 TWh |
Imperial County, CA | # 7 | 81 | 10.9 TWh |
Riverside County, CA | # 6 | 158 | 13.9 TWh |
San Bernardino County, CA | # 5 | 196 | 14.7 TWh |
Contra Costa County, CA | # 4 | 48 | 15.6 TWh |
San Luis Obispo County, CA | # 3 | 19 | 20.8 TWh |
Los Angeles County, CA | # 2 | 290 | 22.6 TWh |
Kern County, CA | # 1 | 283 | 36.2 TWh |