List of power stations in California

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Location of some major power stations in California
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This is a map of electricity-generating power stations in California, sorted by type and name.

Coal

Plant Location Coordinates Capacity (MW) Refs
ACE Cogeneration Facility Trona, Inyo County, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 108 [1]
Argus Cogeneration Plant Trona, Inyo County, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 55
Port of Stockton District Energy Facility Stockton, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 54
Rio Bravo Jasmin Power Plant Bakersfield, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 38.2 [1]
Rio Bravo Poso Power Plant Bakersfield, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 38.2 [1]
Stockton Cogeneration Facility Stockton, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 60 [1]
TXI Riverside Cement Power House Oro Grande, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 24

Nuclear

Name Location Coordinates Capacity (MW)
Diablo Canyon Power Plant San Luis Obispo County Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 2,240

Natural Gas-fired

Moss Landing Power Plant
Plant Location Coords. Capacity (MW) Refs
AES Alamitos LLC Gas Power Plant Long Beach, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 2,025 [2][3]
Blythe Energy Project Blythe, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 520 [2][4]
Colusa Generating Station Maxwell, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 660 [2][5]
Coolwater Gas Power Plant Daggett, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 727 [2]
Delta Energy Center Pittsburg, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 860 [2]
Donald Von Raesfeld Power Plant Santa Clara, California 147 [6]
El Segundo Power Plant El Segundo, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 550 [4]
Elk Hills Power Plant Taft, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 567 [2][4]
Encina Power Station Carlsbad, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 965 [7]
Gateway Generating Station Antioch, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 581 [5]
Harbor Generating Station Wilmington, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 466 [2]
Haynes Gas Power Plant Long Beach, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 575 [4]
High Desert Power Plant Victorville, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 855 [2][4]
AES Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, CA Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 904 [2]
Humboldt Bay Generating Station Humboldt Bay, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 163
Inland Empire Energy Center Sun City, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 400 [2][4]
Kern River Cogeneration Bakersfield, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 300 [2]
La Paloma Generating Power Plant McKittrick, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1,124 [8]
Los Esteros Critical Energy Facility San Jose, California 309 [9]
Los Medanos Energy Center Pittsburg, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 594 [2]
Magnolia Power Plant Burbank, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 328 [2]
Mandalay Generating Station Oxnard, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 573 [2]
Marsh Landing Power Plant Antioch, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 720 [5]
Metcalf Energy Center Coyote, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 566 [2][5]
Moss Landing Power Plant Moss Landing, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 2,802 [10]
Mountainview Power Plant Redlands, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1,058 [2]
Ormond Beach Gas Power Plant Oxnard, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1,516
Otay Mesa Energy Center Otay Mesa, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 510 [11]
Palomar Energy Center Escondido, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 546 [2]
Panoche Energy Center Firebaugh, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 400 [2]
Pastoria Energy Facility Lebec, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 750 [2]
Pittsburg Power Gas Power Plant Pittsburg, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1,029 [12]
AES Redondo LLC Gas Power Plant Redondo, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1,343 [2][13]
Sunrise 570
Russell City Energy Center Hayward, California 691 [9]
Tracy Power Plant Tracy, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 341


Hydro-electric

The Shasta Dam

Conventional

Name Location Coordinates Capacity (MW)
Shasta Dam Redding Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 676
Oroville Dam Oroville Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 645
New Bullards Bar Dam Dobbins Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 315
New Melones Dam Jamestown Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 300
White Rock Powerplant East of Sacramento 224
New Don Pedro Dam La Grange Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 203
Eastwood Powerhouse Fresno County 199.8
Folsom Dam Folsom Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 199
Mammoth Pool Dam Sierra National Forest Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 190
Spring Creek Powerplant* Keswick Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 180
Big Creek No. 3 Powerplant Fresno County 174.45
Holm Powerhouse Near Cherry Lake Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 169
Pine Flat Dam Piedra Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 165
Judge Francis Carr Powerhouse* Whiskeytown Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 154
Camino Powerplant East of Sacramento Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 150
Jaybird Powerplant East of Sacramento 144
Poe Dam
(Poe Powerhouse)		 Plumas County 143
Trinity Dam Weaverville Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 140
Belden Powerhouse Plumas County 125
O'Shaughnessy Dam/Kirkwood Powerhouse Yosemite National Park Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 124
Caribou No. 1 Powerhouse Plumas County 120
Parker Dam Bluewater Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 120
Keswick Dam Redding Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 117
Rock Creek Powerhouse Plumas County 112
Big Creek Powerplant 2A Fresno County 110
Moccasin Powerplant Moccasin 110
Big Creek Powerplant No. 4 Fresno County 100
New Exchequer Dam Merced Falls Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 94.5
Big Creek Powerplant No. 1 Fresno County 88.15
Loon Lake Powerplant East of Sacramento 82
Big Creek Powerplant No. 8 Fresno County 75
Caribou No. 1 Powerhouse Plumas County 75
Cresta Powerhouse Plumas County 70
Big Creek Powerplant No. 2 Fresno County 66.5
Union Valley Dam East of Sacramento 46.7
Lake Almanor Dam
(Butt Valley Powerhouse)		 Canyondam Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 41[14]
Robbs Peak Powerhouse East of Sacramento 29
Jones Fork Powerhouse East of Sacramento 11.5
Portal Powerplant Fresno County 10.8
Indian Valley Dam Lake County Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 3.7[15]
Slab Creek Dam East of Sacramento 0.4
Division Creek Power Plant Unit 2 Inyo County Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 0.55[16]

*Located along aqueduct or tunnel

Pumped-storage

Castaic Lake and Dam
Name Location Coordinates Capacity (MW)
Castaic Power Plant Angeles National Forest Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1,247
Helms Power Plant Fresno County Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1,200
San Luis Dam Los Banos Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 424

Wind Power

San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm
Name Location Coordinates Capacity (MW)
Alta Wind Energy Center* Kern County Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1,320
Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm Tehachapi Mountains Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 705
San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm White Water Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 615
Altamont Pass Wind Farm Livermore Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 576
Ocotillo Wind Energy Facility* Ocotillo, California[17] 315[18]
Shiloh Wind Power Plant Bird's Landing Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 300
Kumeyaay Wind farm Campo Indian Reservation[19] 50[20]

*Under construction


Solar

Photovoltaic

List of major solar photovoltaic power stations in California as of July 23, 2014.

Station Location Coordinates Capacity (MW) Status Notes
Solar Star Rosamond, California 579 Operational
California Valley Solar Ranch Carrizo Plain Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 250 Operational
Imperial Valley Solar Project Imperial County 99 Operational
Centinela Solar Energy Project Imperial County 170 Operational
Catalina Solar Project Kern County 143 Operational
Campo Verde Solar Project Imperial County 139 Operational
Imperial Solar Energy Center South Imperial County 130 Operational
Avenal Solar Facility Kings County 45 Operational
Desert Sunlight Solar Farm Mojave Desert 550 Operational
Topaz Solar Farm Carrizo Plain Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 550 Operational
Westlands Solar Park Kings County 2,400 Under construction
McCoy Solar Energy Project Mojave Desert 750 Under construction
Blythe Solar Power Project Riverside County 485 Under construction
Panoche Valley Solar Farm San Benito County 399 Under construction
Antelope Valley Solar Ranch Los Angeles County 230 Under construction

Thermal

List of current solar thermal power stations in California.

Station Location Coordinates Capacity (MW) Status Notes
Solar Energy Generating Systems Mojave Desert Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 354 Operational
Kimberlina Solar Thermal Energy Plant Bakersfield, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 5 Operational
Sierra SunTower Lancaster, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 5 Operational
Ivanpah Solar Power Facility Mojave Desert Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 392 Operational

Geothermal

Plant Location Coords. Capacity (MW) Refs
Calenergy Calipatria, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 327
The Geysers Mayacamas Mountains Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 750 [21]
Heber 52 [21][22]
Calistoga 176 [23]
Hudson Ranch 50 [21]
Leathers 36 [21]
Mammoth 40 [21]
West Ford Flat 26 [21][24]

Biomass

Name Location Coords. Capacity (MW) Refs
Blue Lake Power Blue Lake, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 11 [25]
Burney Forest Power Burney, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 31 [25]
Chowchilla Chowchilla, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 12.5 [25]
Collins Pine Co. Project Chester, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 12 [25]
Desert View Mecca, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 47 [25]
Delano Energy Co, Inc Delano, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 50 [25]
DG Fairhaven Samoa, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 18 [25]
Dinuba Energy, Inc Dinuba, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 12 [25]
Honey Lake Power Wendel, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 32 [25]
Shasta Renewable Anderson, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 7.2 [25]
Madera Power LLC Firebaugh, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 28 [25]
Mendota Biomass Power Ltd. Mendota, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 25 [25]
Merced Power (El Nido) El Nido, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 12.5 [25]
Pacific Ultrapower Chinese Station Jamestown, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 22 [25]
Rio Bravo Fresno Fresno, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 25 [25]
Rio Bravo Rocklin Rocklin, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 25 [25]
Roseburg Forest Products Weed, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 12 [25]
Eel River Scotia, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 28 [25]
Sierra Power Corp. Terra Bella, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 9.5 [25]
SPI Burney Burney, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 20 [25]
SPI Anderson I Anderson, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 4 [25]
SPI Lincoln Lincoln, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 18 [25]
SPI Quincy Quincy, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 25 [25]
SPI Sonora Sonora, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 8 [25]
Tracy Biomass Plant Tracy, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 19.4 [25]
Wadham Williams, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 26.5 [25]
Wheelabrator Shasta Anderson, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 50 [25]
Woodland Biomass Power Ltd. Woodland, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 25 [25]

Former facilities

Plant Type Location Coords. Capacity (MW) Year Commissioned Year Decommissioned References
South Bay Power Plant Gas-fired Chula Vista, California 700 2010 [26]
Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station Nuclear Herald, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 917 1975 2009 [27]
Humboldt Bay Power Plant - Unit 3 Nuclear Humboldt Bay, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 65 1963 1976 [28]
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Nuclear San Diego County, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 2,150 1968 2013 [29]
Morro Bay Power Plant Gas-fired Morro Bay, California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 650 2014 [30]

See also

References

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  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ City of Santa Clara Electric Resources - Silicon Valley Power
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  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Two New Calpine Power Plants Begin Commercial Operations in California
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  25. ↑ 25.00 25.01 25.02 25.03 25.04 25.05 25.06 25.07 25.08 25.09 25.10 25.11 25.12 25.13 25.14 25.15 25.16 25.17 25.18 25.19 25.20 25.21 25.22 25.23 25.24 25.25 25.26 25.27 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  29. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  30. ↑ Dynegy officially closes the Morro Bay Power Plant, San Luis Obispo Tribune, February 5, 2014

Nuclear Energy in California (CA.gov): http://www.energy.ca.gov/nuclear/california.html retrieved: 11/10/12

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