Summary of Electricity Activity in San Francisco, CA

Summary of San Francisco, CA Generation

San Francisco, CA is ranked #2,415 out of 5,562 U.S. cities nationwide and #188 out of 426 California cities in terms of total annual net electricity generation.

Annual Generation 6.3 GWh
Annual Consumption 1.1 M MMBtu
Last UpdateJan 2025
Power Plants10
Companies on File7
Power Plants in 50 Mile Radius 51
Power Plants in 100 Mile Radius 336

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Overall National Rank

#2,415 /5,562 U.S. Cities

In Net Annual Generation

Overall State Rank

#188 /426 California Cities

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

76.9 GWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

1.1 M MMBtu

Electric Companies in San Francisco, CA

7

San Francisco, CA
Power Plants

10

Annual Net Generation From natural gas power

70.6 GWh

National Rank in Terms of natural gas Net Electricity Generation

#793 /1,474 U.S. Cities

State Rank in Terms of natural gas Net Electricity Generation

#62 /154 California Cities

Net Generation by Fuel Source

Natural Gas
Solar
Other Biomass Gas
Distillate Fuel Oil
91.8%7.9%

Net Generation by Fuel Source Breakdown

State RankNational RankGenerationFuel Consumption
All#188 / 426#2415 / 556276.86 GWh1.10 M MMBtu
Natural Gas#62 / 154#793 / 147470.59 GWh1.07 M MMBtu
Solar#147 / 247#1736 / 27606.03 GWh21.45 k MMBtu
Other Biomass Gas#26 / 28#58 / 62235.00 MWh4.13 k MMBtu
Distillate Fuel Oil#12 / 15#947 / 10368.13 MWh106 MMBtu

Monthly Net Generation for San Francisco, CA

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Power Plants in San Francisco, CA

PlantUtility NameGenerationConsumptionFuel Types
Parnassus Central Utility PlantUniversity of California-San Francisco69.1 GWh1.0 M MMBtu Natural Gas
Sunset Reservoir North BasinDuke Energy Renewables Services6.0 GWh21.5 k MMBtu Solar
One Market PlazaParamount Group Inc993.0 MWh17.7 k MMBtu Natural Gas
Transamerica PyramidTransamerica Pyramid Properties LLC525.0 MWh38.0 k MMBtu Natural Gas
SF Southeast Cogen PlantCity & County of San Francisco235.0 MWh4.1 k MMBtu Other Biomass 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
Univ of San Francisco CogenUniversity of San Francisco0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available

Electricity Generation for Neighboring Cities

National RankCityNet Generation# Power Plants
#4566Alameda3.9 GWh1
#1937Berkeley158.5 GWh1
#4141Emeryville7.1 GWh1
#2388Half Moon Bay80.9 GWh1
#5278Highlands429.6 MWh2
#4112Novato7.4 GWh3
#3189Petaluma24.0 GWh7
#789Richmond979.6 GWh5
#4690San Bruno3.4 GWh1
#4589San Mateo3.8 GWh1

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