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Summary of Electricity Activity in Santa Barbara County, CA

Summary of Santa Barbara County, CA Generation

Santa Barbara County, CA is ranked #1,129 out of 2,104 U.S. counties nationwide and #44 out of 55 California counties in terms of total annual net electricity generation.

Annual Generation 303.3 GWh
Annual Consumption 1.4 M MMBtu
Last UpdateAug 2024
Power Plants18
Companies on File17

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Overall National Rank

#1,129 /2,104 U.S. Counties

In Net Annual Generation

Overall State Rank

#44 /55 California Counties

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

303.3 GWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

1.4 M MMBtu

Electric Companies in Santa Barbara County, CA

17

Santa Barbara County, CA
Power Plants

18

Annual Net Generation From wind power

179.6 GWh

National Rank in Terms of wind Net Electricity Generation

#377 /516 U.S. Counties

State Rank in Terms of wind Net Electricity Generation

#9 /16 California Counties

Monthly Net Generation for Santa Barbara County, CA

Net Generation by Fuel Source

Net Generation by Fuel Source Breakdown

State RankNational RankGenerationFuel Consumption
All#44 / 55#1129 / 2104303.31 GWh1.41 M MMBtu
Wind#9 / 16#377 / 516179.64 GWh612.95 k MMBtu
Solar#16 / 41#318 / 1099116.35 GWh431.44 k MMBtu
Other Biomass Gas#13 / 19#31 / 568.30 GWh307.10 k MMBtu
Natural Gas#35 / 36#800 / 9333.79 GWh59.24 k MMBtu

* Data is based on 12 months since Dec 2023.

Power Plants in Santa Barbara County, CA

PlantUtility NameGenerationConsumptionFuel Types
Strauss Wind FarmStrauss Wind LLC179.6 GWh612.9 k MMBtu Wind
Cuyama Solar, LLCCuyama Solar, LLC74.8 GWh283.1 k MMBtu Solar
Vandenberg Solar ProjectMN8 Energy LLC38.9 GWh138.8 k MMBtu Solar
Tajiguas Resource Recovery ProjectMSB Investors, LLC8.3 GWh307.1 k MMBtu Other Biomass Gas
EllwoodEllwood Power, LLC3.8 GWh59.2 k MMBtu Natural Gas
Broadway 3 - UCSB Lot 38MN8 Energy LLC2.5 GWh9.2 k MMBtu Solar
SEPV Cuyama HybridSEPV Cuyama, LLC107.0 MWh365 MMBtu Solar
Goleta Energy Storage, LLCGoleta Energy Storage, LLC-4.8 GWh0 MMBtu No Information Available
ExxonMobil Santa Ynez FacilityExxon Mobil Production Co0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
Gaviota Oil PlantFreeport McMoRan Oil & Gas0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
Goleta Grid ResiliencyesVolta LP0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
Industrial Parkway StorageRPCA Storage 1, LLC0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
J&A-Santa Maria II LLCJ&A-Santa Maria II LLC0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
Painter Energy StoragePainter Energy Storage, LLC0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
Santa Maria Cogen PlantWellhead Services, Inc0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
Santa Maria LFG Power PlantJ&A-Santa Maria LLC0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
Tajiguas PlantMM Tajiguas Energy LLC0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
VallecitoViridity Energy Solutions, Inc.0.0 Wh0 MMBtu No Information Available
* Data is based on the last 12 months since Aug 2024.
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Electricity Generation for Neighboring Counties

National RankCountyNet Generation# Power Plants
#4Kern County32.9 TWh293
#354Kings County3.5 TWh54
#19Los Angeles County21.0 TWh290
#258Monterey County5.1 TWh29
#28San Luis Obispo County19.0 TWh20
#733Tulare County842.8 GWh53
#749Ventura County795.4 GWh30

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

Electricity Generation for Cities Located in Santa Barbara County, CA

State RankCityNet Generation# Power Plants
#189Cuyama, CA74.8 GWh1
#336Goleta, CA7.3 GWh7
#147Lompoc, CA179.6 GWh1
#428New Cuyama, CA107.0 MWh1
#398Santa Barbara, CA2.5 GWh1
#227Vandenberg AFB, CA38.9 GWh1

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