List of power stations in California

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Sources of California in-state electricity generation: 2022[1] This accounted for 70% of CA's demand in 2022; the remaining 30% was imported.[1]

  Natural gas (47.46%)
  Solar (19.92%)
  Nuclear (8.67%)
  Hydroelectric (8.66%)
  Wind (6.86%)
  Geothermal (5.47%)
  Biomass (2.64%)
  Waste Heat/Petroleum (0.15%)
  Coal (0.13%)
California in-state electricity generation by source 2001-2020 (ignores imports which made up 32% of demand in 2018, but varies by year) - 2012 is when San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station shutdown; 2017 & 2019 were high rainfall years

This is a list of

backup generators. As of 2018, California had 80 GW of installed generation capacity encompassing more than 1,500 power plants; with 41 GW of natural gas, 26.5 GW of renewable (12 GW solar, 6 GW wind), 12 GW large hydroelectric, and 2.4 GW nuclear.[2]
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In 2020, California had a total summer capacity of 78,055 MW through all of its power plants, and a net energy generation of 193,075 GWh.[3] Its electricity production was the third largest in the nation behind Texas and Florida. California ranks first in the nation as a producer of solar, geothermal, and biomass resources.[4] Utility-scale solar photovoltaic and thermal sources together generated 17% of electricity in 2021. Small-scale solar including customer-owned PV panels delivered an additional net 19,828 GWh to California's electrical grid, equal to about half the generation by the state's utility-scale facilities.[5]

The

MW when completed in 2025.[7][8]

The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) oversees the operation of its member utilities.

San Gorgonio
Locations of the three largest power stations (per type) in California.
Biomass, Coal, Geothermal, Hydro, Natural gas,
Nuclear, Solar, Wind
Cities

Battery storage

This is a list of operational battery storage power stations in California with a nameplate capacity of at least 10 megawatts.

Name Location Coordinates Power
(
MW
)
Energy storage
(
MWh
)
Owner Year Ref
Pomona Energy Storage Facility Pomona 34°03′34″N 117°46′27″W / 34.05944°N 117.77417°W / 34.05944; -117.77417 (AltaGas Pomona Energy) 20 80 AltaGas 2017 [9][10]
Beacon BESS 1 Kern County 35°15′25″N 118°01′25″W / 35.25694°N 118.02361°W / 35.25694; -118.02361 (Beacon BESS 1) 20 10 LADWP 2018 [11][12]
Crimson Energy Storage Blythe 33°36′37″N 114°35′47″W / 33.61028°N 114.59639°W / 33.61028; -114.59639 350 1400 Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar 2022 [13][14]
El Centro BESS El Centro 32°48′11″N 115°32′33″W / 32.80306°N 115.54250°W / 32.80306; -115.54250 (El Centro BESS) 30 20 IID 2016 [15][16]
Escondido Energy Storage Escondido 33°07′29″N 117°06′53″W / 33.12472°N 117.11472°W / 33.12472; -117.11472 (Escondido Energy Storage) 30 120
SDG&E, AES
2017 [17][18]
Mira Loma Energy Storage Facility Ontario 34°00′24″N 117°33′34″W / 34.00667°N 117.55944°W / 34.00667; -117.55944 (Mira Loma Energy Storage Facility) 20 80 SCE, Tesla Energy 2017 [19][20]
Vista Energy Storage System Vista 33°12′15″N 117°15′13″W / 33.20417°N 117.25361°W / 33.20417; -117.25361 (Vista Energy Storage System) 40 ? LS Power Group 2018 [21][22]
Gateway Energy Storage Otay Mesa 32°34′11″N 116°54′39″W / 32.56972°N 116.91083°W / 32.56972; -116.91083 (Vista Energy Storage System) 250 250 LS Power Group 2020 [23]
Battery Storage Project Long Beach ? ? 400 Alamitos Energy Center 2021 [24]
Vistra 500kV Moss Landing ? ? 100+300 Moss Landing Power Plant 2020-21 [25]

Biomass

Puente Hills Energy Recovery
Greenleaf Power's Desert View woody-biomass plant at Mecca, California

This is a list of operational

biomass and biogas power stations in California with a nameplate capacity of at least 10 megawatts
.

Name Location Coordinates Capacity
(
MW
)
Owner Type Year Ref
Buena Vista Biomass Power Buena Vista 38°17′N 120°55′W / 38.283°N 120.917°W / 38.283; -120.917 (Buena Vista Biomass Power) 18.5 Maas Companies Biomass 1990s [26][27]
Burney Forest Power Johnson Park 40°55′N 121°38′W / 40.91°N 121.64°W / 40.91; -121.64 (Covanta Burney Mountain Power) 11 North American Energy Services Biomass [28]
Covanta Stanislaus Energy Stanislaus County 37°23′07″N 121°08′28″W / 37.3853°N 121.141°W / 37.3853; -121.141 (Covanta Stanislaus Energy) 22.5
Covanta Energy
Biomass 1989 [29]
Desert View Power Mecca 33°35′N 116°05′W / 33.59°N 116.09°W / 33.59; -116.09 (Greenleaf Desert View Power) 55.5 Greenleaf Power Biomass 1992 [30][31]
Dinuba Energy Reedley 36°34′N 119°25′W / 36.57°N 119.42°W / 36.57; -119.42 (Dinuba Energy) 12 Community Renewable Energy Services Biomass 1985 [26][32]
Fairhaven Power Fairhaven 40°48′N 124°12′W / 40.80°N 124.20°W / 40.80; -124.20 (Fairhaven Power) 18.8 DG Fairhaven Power Biomass 1987 [26][33]
Honey Lake Lassen County 40°22′N 120°16′W / 40.37°N 120.26°W / 40.37; -120.26 (Honey Lake Power) 32 Greenleaf Power Biomass 1989 [26]
Hyperion DGUP Los Angeles 33°55′35″N 118°25′49″W / 33.92639°N 118.43028°W / 33.92639; -118.43028 (Hyperion Digester Gas Utilization Project (DGUP)) 33 Los Angeles City Sanitation Biogas 2016 [34][35][36]
Loyalton Biomass Plant Loyalton 39°40′N 120°14′W / 39.67°N 120.24°W / 39.67; -120.24 (ARP Loyalton Biomass Power) 20 American Renewable Power Biomass 1987 [37][26][38]
Mount Poso Cogeneration Kern County 35°35′N 119°01′W / 35.58°N 119.01°W / 35.58; -119.01 (Mount Poso Cogeneration) 45 DTE Power Biomass 1980 [26][39][40]
Pacific Ultrapower Chinese Station Tuolumne County 37°52′N 120°29′W / 37.87°N 120.48°W / 37.87; -120.48 (Pacific Ultrapower Chinese Station Power) 22 IHI Power Generation Corporation, Jamestown Energy Biomass 1986 [26][41]
Port of Stockton District Energy Facility Stockton 37°56′N 121°20′W / 37.94°N 121.33°W / 37.94; -121.33 (DTE Stockton Biomass Power) 50 DTE Power Biomass 1988 [26][42][43]
Puente Hills Energy Recovery
Los Angeles County
34°01′25″N 118°01′28″W / 34.02361°N 118.02444°W / 34.02361; -118.02444 (Puente Hills Energy Recovery) 50 Los Angeles County Sanitation District Biogas 1980s [44]
Rio Bravo Fresno Fresno 36°41′N 119°43′W / 36.69°N 119.72°W / 36.69; -119.72 (Rio Bravo Fresno Biomass Power) 28.7 IHI Power Generation Corporation Biomass 1988 [note 1] [26][45]
Rio Bravo Rocklin Whitney 38°50′N 121°19′W / 38.83°N 121.31°W / 38.83; -121.31 (Rio Bravo Rocklin Biomass Power) 27.3 Constellation Energy, North American Power Group Biomass 1989 [26][46]
Southeast Resource Recovery Facility Long Beach 33°45′33″N 118°14′25″W / 33.75917°N 118.24028°W / 33.75917; -118.24028 (Southeast Resource Recovery Facility) 35.6 Los Angeles County Sanitation District,
Covanta Energy
Incinerator 1988 [47][48][49]
Sunshine Gas Producers Los Angeles County 34°20′08″N 118°31′10″W / 34.33556°N 118.51944°W / 34.33556; -118.51944 (Sunshine Gas Producers) 23.5 DTE Power Biogas 2014 [50][51]
Total Energy Facilities
San Pedro
33°46′24″N 118°17′01″W / 33.77333°N 118.28361°W / 33.77333; -118.28361 (Total Energy Facilities) 38.4 Los Angeles County Sanitation District Biogas 1980s [52][53]
Wheelabrator Shasta Anderson 40°26′N 122°17′W / 40.43°N 122.28°W / 40.43; -122.28 (Wheelabrator Shasta Energy) 55
Wheelabrator Technologies
Biomass 1987 [54][55]
Woodland Woodland 38°41′N 121°44′W / 38.69°N 121.74°W / 38.69; -121.74 (DTE Woodland Biomass Power) 25 DTE Power Biomass [26][56]
  1. ^ To be decommissioned in 2021.[45]

Coal

The

LADWP along with five other Los Angeles area cities) in the state of Utah supplied 20% of the electricity consumed by Los Angeles residents in 2017.[57]

Name Location Coordinates Capacity
(
MW
)
Owner Type Year Ref Notes
Argus Cogeneration Plant Trona 35°45′54″N 117°22′56″W / 35.76500°N 117.38222°W / 35.76500; -117.38222 (Argus Cogeneration Plant) 63 Searles Valley Minerals Coal 1978 [58][59][60]
Intermountain Power Plant Delta, Utah 39°30′27″N 112°34′49″W / 39.50750°N 112.58028°W / 39.50750; -112.58028 (Intermountain Power Plant) 1,900
LADWP
(50%), other Los Angeles area cities (25%)
Coal 1986 [61] planned replacement of coal with 840 mw of 70% natural gas 30% hydrogen by 2025 100% hydrogen possible

Geothermal

This is a list of all operational

geothermal power stations
in California.

Name Location Coordinates Capacity
(
MW
)
Owner Type Year Ref
Coso Inyo County 36°01′00″N 117°47′51″W / 36.01667°N 117.79750°W / 36.01667; -117.79750 (Coso) 272.2 Coso Operating Company Flash steam 1987 [62][63]
The Geysers Sonoma, Lake County 38°47′26″N 122°45′21″W / 38.79056°N 122.75583°W / 38.79056; -122.75583 (The Geysers) 1,590
Calpine, NCPA, SVP, USRG
Dry steam 1960 [64][65][66]
Heber Imperial County 32°42′52″N 115°31′37″W / 32.71444°N 115.52694°W / 32.71444; -115.52694 (Herber) 161.5 Ormat Binary cycle 1985 [67][68]
Imperial Valley Imperial County 33°09′48″N 115°37′00″W / 33.16333°N 115.61667°W / 33.16333; -115.61667 (Imperial Valley) 432.3 CalEnergy, EnergySource Dry steam 1982 [69][70]
Mammoth Mono County 37°38′44″N 118°54′42″W / 37.64556°N 118.91167°W / 37.64556; -118.91167 (Mammoth) 40 Ormat Binary cycle 1984 [71][72][73][74]
North Brawley Imperial County 33°00′52″N 115°32′27″W / 33.01444°N 115.54083°W / 33.01444; -115.54083 (North Brawley) 64 Ormat Binary cycle 2010 [75][76]
Ormesa Imperial County 32°46′59″N 115°15′15″W / 32.78306°N 115.25417°W / 32.78306; -115.25417 (Ormesa) 101.6 Ormat Binary cycle 1987 [77][78][79][80]

Hydroelectric

Conventional

Oroville Dam, the second largest hydroelectric dam in California by nameplate capacity.

Conventional hydroelectric power stations include traditional reservoir and run-of-the-river hydroelectric power stations. The list below includes all conventional hydroelectric power station in the state with a nameplate capacity of at least 50 megawatts.

Name Location Coordinates Capacity
(
MW
)
Owner Year Ref
Balch Powerhouse
Fresno County
36°54′32″N 119°05′16″W / 36.90889°N 119.08778°W / 36.90889; -119.08778 (Balch Powerhouse) 128.2 PG&E 1927 [81][82]
Belden Powerhouse
Plumas County
40°00′27″N 121°14′58″W / 40.00750°N 121.24944°W / 40.00750; -121.24944 (Belden Powerhouse) 118 PG&E 1969 [83]
Big Creek No. 1
Fresno County
37°12′15″N 119°14′23″W / 37.20417°N 119.23972°W / 37.20417; -119.23972 (Big Creek No. 1) 88.4 SCE 1913 [84]
Big Creek No. 2
Fresno County
37°11′57″N 119°18′20″W / 37.19917°N 119.30556°W / 37.19917; -119.30556 (Big Creek No. 2) 66.6 SCE 1913 [85]
Big Creek No. 2A
Fresno County
37°11′56″N 119°18′22″W / 37.19889°N 119.30611°W / 37.19889; -119.30611 (Big Creek No. 2A) 110 SCE 1928 [86]
Big Creek No. 3
Fresno County
37°08′55″N 119°23′12″W / 37.14861°N 119.38667°W / 37.14861; -119.38667 (Big Creek No. 3) 174.5 SCE 1923 [87]
Big Creek No. 4
Fresno County
37°08′21″N 119°29′23″W / 37.13917°N 119.48972°W / 37.13917; -119.48972 (Big Creek No. 4) 100 SCE 1951 [88]
Big Creek No. 8
Fresno County
37°12′35″N 119°19′44″W / 37.20972°N 119.32889°W / 37.20972; -119.32889 (Big Creek No. 8) 75 SCE 1921 [89]
Bucks Creek Powerhouse
Plumas County
39°54′38″N 121°19′39″W / 39.91056°N 121.32750°W / 39.91056; -121.32750 (Bucks Creek Powerhouse) 66 PG&E 1928 [90][91]
Camino Powerhouse El Dorado County 38°47′44″N 120°37′19″W / 38.79556°N 120.62194°W / 38.79556; -120.62194 (Camino Powerhouse) 157.8 SMUD [92]
Caribou No. 1
Plumas County
40°05′08″N 121°08′53″W / 40.08556°N 121.14806°W / 40.08556; -121.14806 (Caribou No. 1 Powerhouse) 73.8 PG&E 1921 [93]
Caribou No. 2
Plumas County
40°05′10″N 121°08′58″W / 40.08611°N 121.14944°W / 40.08611; -121.14944 (Caribou No. 2 Powerhouse) 118 PG&E 1958 [94]
Cresta Powerhouse
Plumas County
39°49′34″N 121°24′34″W / 39.82611°N 121.40944°W / 39.82611; -121.40944 (Cresta Powerhouse) 73.8 PG&E [95]
Devil Canyon San Bernardino 34°12′20″N 117°20′05″W / 34.20556°N 117.33472°W / 34.20556; -117.33472 (Devil Canyon) 276.2 CDWR [96]
Dion R Holm Powerhouse Tuolumne County 37°53′48″N 119°58′06″W / 37.89667°N 119.96833°W / 37.89667; -119.96833 (Holm Powerhouse) 156.8 [97]
Donnells Powerhouse
Tuolumne County
38°14′47″N 120°02′02″W / 38.24639°N 120.03389°W / 38.24639; -120.03389 (Donnells Powerhouse) 72 [98]
Drum No. 2 Powerhouse
Placer County
39°15′26″N 120°46′01″W / 39.25722°N 120.76694°W / 39.25722; -120.76694 (Drum No. 2 Powerhouse) 53 PG&E [99]
Electra Powerhouse Amador County 38°19′52″N 120°40′12″W / 38.33111°N 120.67000°W / 38.33111; -120.67000 (Electra Powerhouse) 102.5 PG&E 1900 [100][101]
Folsom Dam Folsom 38°42′28″N 121°09′23″W / 38.70778°N 121.15639°W / 38.70778; -121.15639 (Folsom Dam) 198.6 USBR 1956 [102]
Haas Powerhouse
Fresno County
36°55′39″N 119°01′13″W / 36.92750°N 119.02028°W / 36.92750; -119.02028 (Haas Powerhouse) 135 PG&E [103]
James B Black Powerhouse
Shasta County
40°59′32″N 121°58′31″W / 40.99222°N 121.97528°W / 40.99222; -121.97528 (James B Black Powerhouse) 168.6 PG&E [104]
Jaybird Powerhouse El Dorado County 38°50′03″N 120°31′54″W / 38.83417°N 120.53167°W / 38.83417; -120.53167 (Jaybird Powerhouse) 161.6 SMUD 1961 [105]
Judge Francis Carr Powerhouse Shasta County 40°38′49″N 122°37′37″W / 40.64694°N 122.62694°W / 40.64694; -122.62694 (Judge Francis Carr Powerhouse) 154.4 USBR 1963 [106]
Kerckhoff Powerhouse No. 2
Fresno County
37°04′17″N 119°33′32″W / 37.07139°N 119.55889°W / 37.07139; -119.55889 (Kerckhoff Powerhouse No. 2) 139.5 PG&E [107]
Keswick Dam Keswick 40°36′43″N 122°26′45″W / 40.61194°N 122.44583°W / 40.61194; -122.44583 (Keswick Dam) 117 USBR 1950 [108]
Loon Lake Powerhouse El Dorado County 38°59′05″N 120°19′40″W / 38.98472°N 120.32778°W / 38.98472; -120.32778 (Loon Lake Powerhouse) 74 SMUD 1971 [109]
Mammoth Pool Powerhouse Madera County 37°13′13″N 119°20′16″W / 37.22028°N 119.33778°W / 37.22028; -119.33778 (Mammoth Pool Powerhouse) 190 SCE 1959 [110]
Middle Fork Powerhouse Placer County 39°01′29″N 120°35′47″W / 39.02472°N 120.59639°W / 39.02472; -120.59639 (Middle Fork Powerhouse) 122.4 [111]
Moccasin Powerhouse
Moccasin
37°48′33″N 120°17′58″W / 37.80917°N 120.29944°W / 37.80917; -120.29944 (Moccasin Powerhouse) 100 SFPUC 1930 [112]
New Bullards Bar Dam Yuba County 39°23′36″N 121°08′35″W / 39.39333°N 121.14306°W / 39.39333; -121.14306 (New Bullards Bar Dam (Colgate)) 315 YCWA 1969 [113]
New Don Pedro Dam La Grange 37°42′03″N 120°25′15″W / 37.70083°N 120.42083°W / 37.70083; -120.42083 (New Don Pedro Dam) 170.8 MID, TID 1971 [114]
New Exchequer Dam Merced Falls 37°39′32″N 120°15′14″W / 37.65889°N 120.25389°W / 37.65889; -120.25389 (New Exchequer Dam) 94.5 MeID 1967 [115]
New Melones Dam Calaveras County 37°56′57″N 120°31′27″W / 37.94917°N 120.52417°W / 37.94917; -120.52417 (New Melones Dam) 300 USBR 1979 [116][117]
Oroville Dam Oroville 39°32′20″N 121°29′08″W / 39.53889°N 121.48556°W / 39.53889; -121.48556 (Oroville Dam (Edward C Hyatt)) 644 CDWR 1968 [118]
Parker Dam Parker Dam 34°17′47″N 114°08′21″W / 34.29639°N 114.13917°W / 34.29639; -114.13917 (Parker Dam) 120 USBR 1938 [119]
Pine Flat Dam Piedra 36°49′57″N 119°19′33″W / 36.83250°N 119.32583°W / 36.83250; -119.32583 (Pine Flat Dam) 165 USACE 1954 [120]
Pit No. 1 Powerhouse
Shasta County
40°59′27″N 121°29′53″W / 40.99083°N 121.49806°W / 40.99083; -121.49806 (Pit No. 1 Powerhouse) 69.2 PG&E [121]
Pit No. 3 Powerhouse
Shasta County
40°59′51″N 121°44′52″W / 40.99750°N 121.74778°W / 40.99750; -121.74778 (Pit No. 3 Powerhouse) 80 PG&E [122]
Pit No. 4 Powerhouse
Shasta County
40°59′11″N 121°50′57″W / 40.98639°N 121.84917°W / 40.98639; -121.84917 (Pit No. 4 Powerhouse) 103.4 PG&E [123]
Pit No. 5 Powerhouse
Shasta County
40°59′11″N 121°58′39″W / 40.98639°N 121.97750°W / 40.98639; -121.97750 (Pit No. 5 Powerhouse) 141.6 PG&E [124]
Pit No. 6 Powerhouse
Shasta County
40°55′21″N 121°59′34″W / 40.92250°N 121.99278°W / 40.92250; -121.99278 (Pit No. 6 Powerhouse) 79.2 PG&E [125]
Pit No. 7 Powerhouse
Shasta County
40°50′51″N 121°59′26″W / 40.84750°N 121.99056°W / 40.84750; -121.99056 (Pit No. 7 Powerhouse) 109.8 PG&E [126]
Poe Powerhouse
Plumas County
39°43′22″N 121°28′11″W / 39.72278°N 121.46972°W / 39.72278; -121.46972 (Poe Powerhouse) 142.8 PG&E [127]
R.C. Kirkwood Powerhouse
Tuolumne County
37°52′39″N 119°57′12″W / 37.87750°N 119.95333°W / 37.87750; -119.95333 (O'Shaughnessy Dam) 155.5 [128]
Ralston Powerhouse
Placer County
39°00′04″N 120°43′30″W / 39.00111°N 120.72500°W / 39.00111; -120.72500 (Ralston Powerhouse) 79.2 [129]
Rock Creek Powerhouse
Plumas County
39°54′18″N 121°20′43″W / 39.90500°N 121.34528°W / 39.90500; -121.34528 (Rock Creek Powerhouse) 126 PG&E [130]
San Francisquito No. 1 Los Angeles County 34°35′24″N 118°27′17″W / 34.59000°N 118.45472°W / 34.59000; -118.45472 (San Francisquito No. 1) 65.5 LADWP 1917 [131]
Shasta Dam Shasta Lake 40°43′07″N 122°25′08″W / 40.71861°N 122.41889°W / 40.71861; -122.41889 (Shasta Dam) 714 USBR 1945 [132][133]
Spring Creek Power Plant Keswick 40°37′42″N 122°28′04″W / 40.62833°N 122.46778°W / 40.62833; -122.46778 (Spring Creek Power Plant) 180 USBR 1964 [134]
Tiger Creek Powerhouse Amador County 38°26′57″N 120°29′34″W / 38.44917°N 120.49278°W / 38.44917; -120.49278 (Tiger Creek Powerhouse) 52.2 PG&E 1931 [135][136]
Trinity Dam Trinity County 40°47′58″N 122°45′46″W / 40.79944°N 122.76278°W / 40.79944; -122.76278 (Trinity Dam) 140 USBR 1962 [137]
White Rock Powerhouse El Dorado County 38°45′54″N 120°47′14″W / 38.76500°N 120.78722°W / 38.76500; -120.78722 (White Rock Powerhouse) 266.5 SMUD [138]
William E. Warne Los Angeles County 34°41′06″N 118°47′17″W / 34.68500°N 118.78806°W / 34.68500; -118.78806 (William E. Warne Power Plant) 74 CDWR [139]

Pumped-storage

Castaic Power Plant, the largest pumped-storage power station in California.

Pumped-storage hydroelectricity is important means of large-scale grid energy storage that helps improve the daily capacity factor of California's electricity generation system. This is a list of all operational pumped-storage power stations in California.

Name Location Coordinates Capacity
(
MW
)
Owner Year Ref
Castaic Los Angeles County 34°35′15″N 118°39′24″W / 34.58750°N 118.65667°W / 34.58750; -118.65667 (Castaic Power Plant) 1,500 CDWR, LADWP 1973 [140]
Helms Fresno County 37°02′21″N 118°57′49″W / 37.03917°N 118.96361°W / 37.03917; -118.96361 (Helms Power Plant) 1,212 PG&E 1984 [141]
J.S. Eastwood
Fresno County
37°08′52″N 119°15′24″W / 37.14778°N 119.25667°W / 37.14778; -119.25667 (J.S. Eastwood Pumped Storage Plant) 200 SCE 1987 [142][143]
Lake Hodges
San Diego County
33°03′29″N 117°07′08″W / 33.05806°N 117.11889°W / 33.05806; -117.11889 (Lake Hodges Pumped Storage Project) 42 SDCWA 2012 [144]
O'Neill Merced County 37°05′55″N 121°02′52″W / 37.09861°N 121.04778°W / 37.09861; -121.04778 (O'Neill Dam) 25 USBR 1967 [145]
Thermalito Thermalito 39°30′55″N 121°37′45″W / 39.51528°N 121.62917°W / 39.51528; -121.62917 (Thermalito Pumped Storage) 120 CDWR 1968 [146]
William R. Gianelli Merced County 37°04′07″N 121°04′48″W / 37.06861°N 121.08000°W / 37.06861; -121.08000 (William R. Gianelli Power Plant) 424 CDWR, USBR 1968 [147]

Natural gas

Alamitos Energy Center, the largest natural gas-fired power station in California.

This is a list of operational

natural gas-fired power stations in California with a nameplate capacity of at least 100 megawatts
.

Name Location Coords. Capacity
(
MW
)
Owner Year Ref
AES Redondo Beach
Redondo
33°50′59″N 118°23′43″W / 33.84972°N 118.39528°W / 33.84972; -118.39528 (AES Redondo Beach) 1,310 AES Corporation 1954 [note 1] [149]
Alamitos Energy Center Long Beach 33°46′09″N 118°06′07″W / 33.76917°N 118.10194°W / 33.76917; -118.10194 (Alamitos Energy Center) 1,760 AES Corporation 1950s [150][151]
Almond Power Plant Ceres 37°34′28″N 120°59′07″W / 37.57444°N 120.98528°W / 37.57444; -120.98528 (Almond Power Plant) 233.5 Turlock Irrigation District 1995 [152][153]
Blythe Energy Center Blythe 33°36′44″N 114°40′51″W / 33.61222°N 114.68083°W / 33.61222; -114.68083 (Blythe Energy Center) 507 AltaGas [154][155]
Canyon Power Project Anaheim 33°51′31″N 117°51′43″W / 33.85861°N 117.86194°W / 33.85861; -117.86194 (Canyon Power Project) 200 SCPPA 2011 [156][157]
Carlsbad Energy Center Carlsbad 33°08′24″N 117°20′0″W / 33.14000°N 117.33333°W / 33.14000; -117.33333 (Carlsbad Energy Center) 530 NRG Energy 2019 [158]
Carson Ice-Gen Project Sacramento County 38°26′44″N 121°27′45″W / 38.44556°N 121.46250°W / 38.44556; -121.46250 (Carson Ice-Gen Project) 125.5 Carson Energy Group 1995 [159][160]
Colusa Generating Station Maxwell 39°21′55″N 122°16′7″W / 39.36528°N 122.26861°W / 39.36528; -122.26861 (Colusa Generating Station) 712.4 PG&E 2010 [161][162]
Cosumnes Power Plant Herald 38°20′18″N 121°7′26″W / 38.33833°N 121.12389°W / 38.33833; -121.12389 (Cosumnes Power Plant) 556 SMUD 2006 [163][164]
Crockett Cogeneration Project Crockett 38°03′26″N 122°12′55″W / 38.05722°N 122.21528°W / 38.05722; -122.21528 (Crockett Cogen Project) 247.4 C&H Sugar 1996 [165][166]
Delta Energy Center Pittsburg 38°1′2″N 121°50′44″W / 38.01722°N 121.84556°W / 38.01722; -121.84556 (Delta Energy Center) 857 Calpine 2002 [167][168]
Donald Von Raesfeld Power Plant Santa Clara 37°22′37″N 121°57′4″W / 37.37694°N 121.95111°W / 37.37694; -121.95111 (Donald Von Raesfeld Power Plant) 154 SVP 2005 [169]
El Centro Generating Station El Centro 32°48′08″N 115°32′23″W / 32.80222°N 115.53972°W / 32.80222; -115.53972 (El Centro Hybrid) 388.3 [note 2] IID 1957 [170][171][172]
El Segundo Cogen El Segundo 33°54′20″N 118°24′13″W / 33.90556°N 118.40361°W / 33.90556; -118.40361 (El Segundo Cogeneration) 180 Chevron 1987 [173][174]
El Segundo Energy Center El Segundo 33°54′36″N 118°25′29″W / 33.91000°N 118.42472°W / 33.91000; -118.42472 (El Segundo Energy Center) 537.4 NRG Energy, Clearway Energy 1964 [175][176]
Elk Hills Power Kern County 35°16′48″N 119°28′14″W / 35.28000°N 119.47056°W / 35.28000; -119.47056 (Elk Hills Power) 623 Sempra Energy Resources, Occidental Petroleum 2003 [177][178][179]
Foster Wheeler Martinez Power Plant Martinez 38°01′16″N 122°04′04″W / 38.02111°N 122.06778°W / 38.02111; -122.06778 (Foster Wheeler Martinez) 113.5 [180]
Gateway Generating Station Antioch 38°1′1″N 121°45′32″W / 38.01694°N 121.75889°W / 38.01694; -121.75889 (Gateway Generating Station) 530 PG&E 2009 [181][182]
Gilroy Cogeneration Plant Gilroy 37°00′01″N 121°32′13″W / 37.00028°N 121.53694°W / 37.00028; -121.53694 (Gilroy Cogeneration Plant) 130 Calpine 1988 [183][184]
Gilroy Energy Center Gilroy 36°59′57″N 121°32′11″W / 36.99917°N 121.53639°W / 36.99917; -121.53639 (Gilroy Energy Center) 141 Calpine 2002 [185][186]
Glenarm Power Plant Pasadena 34°07′35″N 118°08′54″W / 34.12639°N 118.14833°W / 34.12639; -118.14833 (Glenarm) 265.6 Pasadena Water and Power 1907 [187]
Grayson Power Plant Glendale 34°09′19″N 118°16′42″W / 34.15528°N 118.27833°W / 34.15528; -118.27833 (Grayson) 301 Glendale Water and Power 1941 [188][189]
Harbor Steam Plant
Wilmington
33°46′10″N 118°15′55″W / 33.76944°N 118.26528°W / 33.76944; -118.26528 (Harbor Steam Plant) 548 LADWP 1949 [note 3] [192][193]
Haynes Generating Station Long Beach 33°45′56″N 118°05′44″W / 33.76556°N 118.09556°W / 33.76556; -118.09556 (Haynes Generating Station) 575 LADWP 1957 [note 4] [194][195]
High Desert Power Project Adelanto 34°35′42″N 117°21′52″W / 34.59500°N 117.36444°W / 34.59500; -117.36444 (High Desert Power Project) 852 NAES 2003 [196][197][198]
Humboldt Bay Generating Station
Humboldt Bay
40°44′27″N 124°12′30″W / 40.74083°N 124.20833°W / 40.74083; -124.20833 (Humboldt Bay Generating Station) 167 PG&E 2010 [199][200]
Huntington Beach Energy Project Huntington Beach 33°38′42″N 117°58′35″W / 33.64500°N 117.97639°W / 33.64500; -117.97639 (Huntington Beach Energy Project) 869 AES Corporation 1958 [201]
Indigo Energy Facility Desert Hot Springs 33°54′40″N 116°33′11″W / 33.91111°N 116.55306°W / 33.91111; -116.55306 (Indigo Energy Facility) 149.7 Wildflower Energy 2001 [202][203]
Kern River Cogeneration Bakersfield 35°26′23″N 118°59′22″W / 35.43972°N 118.98944°W / 35.43972; -118.98944 (Kern River Cogeneration) 300 Fluor, Texaco 1987 [204][205]
King City Cogeneration Plant King City 36°13′30″N 121°07′34″W / 36.22500°N 121.12611°W / 36.22500; -121.12611 (King City Cogeneration Plant) 120 Calpine 1989 [206][207]
La Paloma McKittrick 35°17′47″N 119°35′34″W / 35.29639°N 119.59278°W / 35.29639; -119.59278 (La Paloma Generating Plant) 1,200 NAES 2003 [208][209][210]
Lodi Energy Center Lodi 38°05′17″N 121°23′14″W / 38.08806°N 121.38722°W / 38.08806; -121.38722 (Lodi Energy Center) 339 NCPA 2012 [211][212][213]
Los Esteros Critical Energy Center San Jose 37°25′30″N 121°55′56″W / 37.42500°N 121.93222°W / 37.42500; -121.93222 (Los Esteros Critical Energy Center) 306 Calpine 2003 [214][215]
Los Medanos Energy Center Pittsburg 38°1′48″N 121°52′23″W / 38.03000°N 121.87306°W / 38.03000; -121.87306 (Los Medanos Energy Center) 678.3 Calpine 2001 [216][217][167]
Magnolia Power Project Burbank 34°10′40″N 118°18′53″W / 34.17778°N 118.31472°W / 34.17778; -118.31472 (Magnolia Power Project) 448 SCPPA 1941 [218][219][220][221]
Malaga Power Plant Malaga 36°41′24″N 119°44′26″W / 36.69000°N 119.74056°W / 36.69000; -119.74056 (Malaga Power) 121 KRCD 2005 [222][223]
Malburg Generating Station Vernon 33°59′55″N 118°13′16″W / 33.99861°N 118.22111°W / 33.99861; -118.22111 (Malburg Generating Station) 141.8 City of Vernon 2005 [224][225][226]
Mariposa Energy Project Alameda 37°47′21″N 121°36′06″W / 37.78917°N 121.60167°W / 37.78917; -121.60167 (Mariposa Energy Project) 199.6 Mariposa Energy 2011 [227][228]
Marsh Landing Antioch 38°1′0″N 121°45′54″W / 38.01667°N 121.76500°W / 38.01667; -121.76500 (Marsh Landing Generating Station) 828 NRG Energy 2013 [229][230][231]
Martinez Refining Co. Power Plant Martinez 38°01′01″N 122°06′47″W / 38.01694°N 122.11306°W / 38.01694; -122.11306 (Martinez Refining) 100 [232]
McClure Power Plant Modesto 37°37′45″N 120°55′53″W / 37.62917°N 120.93139°W / 37.62917; -120.93139 (McClure) 142.4 [233]
Metcalf Energy Center Coyote 37°13′12″N 121°44′41″W / 37.22000°N 121.74472°W / 37.22000; -121.74472 (Metcalf Energy Center) 635 Calpine 2005 [234][235][236]
Midway Sunset Kern County 35°13′38″N 119°37′47″W / 35.22722°N 119.62972°W / 35.22722; -119.62972 (Midway Sunset Cogen) 234
Sunoco LP, SCE
1989 [237][238]
Miramar Energy Facility San Diego 32°52′34″N 117°09′56″W / 32.87611°N 117.16556°W / 32.87611; -117.16556 (Miramar Energy Facility) 106 [239]
Moss Landing Power Plant Moss Landing 36°48′18″N 121°46′55″W / 36.80500°N 121.78194°W / 36.80500; -121.78194 (Moss Landing Power Plant) 1,060
Vistra Energy
1950 [240]
Mountainview Generating Station Redlands 34°4′51″N 117°14′34″W / 34.08083°N 117.24278°W / 34.08083; -117.24278 (Mountainview Generating Station) 1,036 SCE 1956 [241][242][243]
Niland Peaker Niland 33°14′35″N 115°29′58″W / 33.24306°N 115.49944°W / 33.24306; -115.49944 (Niland Gas Turbine Plant) 121 IID 2008 [244][245]
Orange Grove Energy Center Pala 33°21′33″N 117°06′41″W / 33.35917°N 117.11139°W / 33.35917; -117.11139 (Orange Grove Peaking Facility) 118
J-POWER USA
2010 [246][247]
Ormond Beach Oxnard 34°7′45″N 119°10′8″W / 34.12917°N 119.16889°W / 34.12917; -119.16889 (Ormond Beach) 1,516 NRG Energy 1971 [note 5] [249]
Otay Mesa Energy Center Otay Mesa 32°34′25″N 116°54′48″W / 32.57361°N 116.91333°W / 32.57361; -116.91333 (Otay Mesa Energy Center) 688.5 Calpine 2009 [250][251][252]
Palomar Energy Center Escondido 33°7′10″N 117°7′3″W / 33.11944°N 117.11750°W / 33.11944; -117.11750 (Palomar Energy Center) 559
SDG&E
2006 [253][254]
Panoche Energy Center Firebaugh 36°39′09″N 120°34′55″W / 36.65250°N 120.58194°W / 36.65250; -120.58194 (Panoche Energy Center) 682.2 NAES 2009 [255][256][257][258][259]
Pastoria Energy Facility Kern County 34°57′22″N 118°50′38″W / 34.95611°N 118.84389°W / 34.95611; -118.84389 (Pastoria Energy Facility) 779 Calpine 2005 [260][261]
Pio Pico Energy Center
Otay Mesa
32°34′26″N 116°55′05″W / 32.57389°N 116.91806°W / 32.57389; -116.91806 (Pio Pico Energy Center) 395.4 NAES, SWG 2016 [262][263]
Redding Power Redding 40°30′33″N 122°25′27″W / 40.50917°N 122.42417°W / 40.50917; -122.42417 (Redding Power) 183 MLP Power 1995 [264][265]
Richmond Cogen Richmond 37°56′25″N 122°23′23″W / 37.94028°N 122.38972°W / 37.94028; -122.38972 (Richmond Cogen) 155.6 Chevron 1992 [266][267]
Ripon Cogen Ripon 37°43′53″N 121°06′58″W / 37.73139°N 121.11611°W / 37.73139; -121.11611 (Ripon Cogen) 170.5 MID 2006 [268][269][270]
Riverside Energy Resource Center Riverside 33°57′48″N 117°27′11″W / 33.96333°N 117.45306°W / 33.96333; -117.45306 (Riverside Energy Resource Center) 196 [271]
Roseville Energy Park Roseville 38°47′33″N 121°22′56″W / 38.79250°N 121.38222°W / 38.79250; -121.38222 (Roseville Energy Park) 164 Roseville Energy 2007 [272][273]
Russell City Energy Center Hayward 37°38′7″N 122°8′4″W / 37.63528°N 122.13444°W / 37.63528; -122.13444 (Russell City Energy Center) 655 Calpine, GE Power 2013 [274][275]
SCA Cogen 2 Sacramento 38°31′51″N 121°24′01″W / 38.53083°N 121.40028°W / 38.53083; -121.40028 (SCA Cogen 2) 193.4 [276]
SCA Cogen 3 Sacramento 38°30′40″N 121°28′26″W / 38.51111°N 121.47389°W / 38.51111; -121.47389 (SCA Cogen 3) 174 [277]
Scattergood
Playa del Rey
33°55′07″N 118°25′40″W / 33.91861°N 118.42778°W / 33.91861; -118.42778 (Scattergood) 876 LADWP 1959 [note 6] [278][193]
Sentinel Energy Center Desert Hot Springs 33°56′11″N 116°34′22″W / 33.93639°N 116.57278°W / 33.93639; -116.57278 (Sentinel Energy Center) 800 Gemma Power 2013 [279][280]
Sunrise Power Plant Fellows 35°12′38″N 119°35′04″W / 35.21056°N 119.58444°W / 35.21056; -119.58444 (Sunrise Power Plant) 605.4 Chevron, SCE 2001 [281][282][283]
Sutter Energy Center Sutter County 39°03′10″N 121°41′47″W / 39.05278°N 121.69639°W / 39.05278; -121.69639 (Sutter Energy Center) 636 Calpine 2001 [284][285]
Sycamore Cogeneration Bakersfield 35°20′40″N 118°43′44″W / 35.3444°N 118.7289°W / 35.3444; -118.7289 (Sycamore Cogeneration) 300 Chevron 1987 [286][287]
Tracy Combined Cycle Power Plant Tracy 37°42′40″N 121°29′30″W / 37.71111°N 121.49167°W / 37.71111; -121.49167 (Tracy Combined Cycle Power Plant) 336 GWF Energy 2012 [288]
Valley Los Angeles 34°14′39″N 118°23′33″W / 34.24417°N 118.39250°W / 34.24417; -118.39250 (Valley Generating Station) 690.5 LADWP 1957 [289][193]
Walnut Energy Center Turlock 37°29′15″N 120°53′45″W / 37.48750°N 120.89583°W / 37.48750; -120.89583 (Walnut Energy Center) 300.6 TID 1987 [290][291]
Walnut Creek Energy Park Industry 34°00′30″N 117°56′41″W / 34.00833°N 117.94472°W / 34.00833; -117.94472 (Walnut Creek Energy Park) 500 EME 2013 [292][293]
Watson Cogeneration Project Carson 33°49′00″N 118°14′42″W / 33.81667°N 118.24500°W / 33.81667; -118.24500 (Watson Cogeneration) 405 BP 1988 [294][295]
Woodland Generation Station Modesto 37°39′10″N 121°01′13″W / 37.65278°N 121.02028°W / 37.65278; -121.02028 (Woodland) 199 MID 2003 [296][297]
  1. ^ To be decommissioned in 2021, 2022, or 2023.[148]
  2. ^ Includes 30 MW of battery storage.
  3. ^ To be decommissioned by the end of 2029.[190][191]
  4. ^ To be decommissioned by the end of 2029.[190][191]
  5. ^ To be decommissioned by the end of 2021.[248]
  6. ^ To be decommissioned by the end of 2029.[190]

Nuclear

Diablo Canyon Power Plant

The

nuclear power station in California since the closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in 2013. Due to the changing dynamics of electricity generation in California, Diablo Canyon is scheduled to be decommissioned in 2025.[298][299] The Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
(the largest power generator in the United States), which is 27% owned by California power agencies, in the neighboring state of Arizona supplies a significant amount of power to southern California.

Name Location Coordinates Capacity
(
MW
)
Owner Type Year Ref
Diablo Canyon San Luis Obispo County 35°12′39″N 120°51′22″W / 35.21083°N 120.85611°W / 35.21083; -120.85611 (Diablo Canyon Nuclear) 2,256 PG&E PWR 1985 [6]
Palo Verde Tonopah, Arizona 3,937
LADWP
, and others
PWR 1986-1988

Petroleum

This is a list of operational petroleum-fired power stations in California.

Name Location Coordinates Capacity
(
MW
)
Owner Fuel Year Ref
Oakland Power Plant Oakland 37°47′48″N 122°16′55″W / 37.7968°N 122.2819°W / 37.7968; -122.2819 (Dynergy Oakland Power Plant) 165
Vistra Energy
Jet fuel 1980s [300][301][302]
Pebbly Beach Generating Station Avalon 33°19′59″N 118°18′37″W / 33.33306°N 118.31028°W / 33.33306; -118.31028 (Pebbly Beach) 12.7 SCE Diesel [303]

Solar

Photovoltaic

Topaz Solar Farm

List of very large (>100MW) solar photovoltaic power stations in California as of January 1, 2019.
To update and expand this list, search the Energy Information Administration's plant-level data set by visiting the Electricity Data Browser.
Alternatively, view the Solar Industry Association's Major Solar Projects List which is less frequently updated.

Name Location Coordinates Capacity
(
MWAC
)
Owner Year Ref
Antelope Expansion 2
Los Angeles County
34°44′45″N 118°18′35″W / 34.74583°N 118.30972°W / 34.74583; -118.30972 (Antelope Expansion 2) 105 2019 [304][305]
Antelope Valley Solar Ranch Los Angeles County 34°46′N 118°25′W / 34.767°N 118.417°W / 34.767; -118.417 (Antelope Valley Solar Ranch) 230 Exelon 2014
Astoria Solar Project Kern County 34°50′39″N 118°27′31″W / 34.84417°N 118.45861°W / 34.84417; -118.45861 (Astoria) 175 2016 [306]
Beacon Solar Project Kern County 35°15′25″N 118°00′47″W / 35.25694°N 118.01306°W / 35.25694; -118.01306 (Beacon Solar) 250 LADWP 2017
Blythe Solar Power Project
Riverside County 33°39′0″N 114°43′12″W / 33.65000°N 114.72000°W / 33.65000; -114.72000 (Blythe Solar Energy Center) 235 NextEra Energy 2016
California Flats Solar Project Carrizo Plain 35°53′N 120°24′W / 35.883°N 120.400°W / 35.883; -120.400 (California Flats Solar Project) 280 Capital Dynamics 2019
California Valley Solar Ranch Carrizo Plain 35°20′N 119°55′W / 35.333°N 119.917°W / 35.333; -119.917 (California Valley Solar Ranch) 250 NRG Energy 2013
Campo Verde Solar Project Imperial County 32°45′N 115°43′W / 32.750°N 115.717°W / 32.750; -115.717 (Campo Verde) 139 Southern Company, Turner Renewable Energy 2013 [307]
Catalina Solar Project Kern County 34°55′51″N 118°20′06″W / 34.93083°N 118.33500°W / 34.93083; -118.33500 (Catalina) 143.2 enXco 2012 [308]
Centinela Solar Energy Project Imperial County 32°40′55″N 115°39′38″W / 32.68194°N 115.66056°W / 32.68194; -115.66056 (Centinela) 170 2013
Desert Stateline Solar Facility San Bernardino County 35°35′08″N 115°26′09″W / 35.58556°N 115.43583°W / 35.58556; -115.43583 (Desert Stateline Solar Facility) 250 Southern Company, First Solar 2016
Desert Sunlight Solar Farm Sonoran Desert 33°49′33″N 115°24′08″W / 33.82583°N 115.40222°W / 33.82583; -115.40222 (Desert Sunlight Solar Farm) 550 NextEra Energy, GE Power, Sumitomo Group 2015
Garland Solar Facility Kern County 34°49′31″N 118°31′30″W / 34.82528°N 118.52500°W / 34.82528; -118.52500 (Garland) 200 2016 [309]
Great Valley Solar Farm Fresno County 36°34′52″N 120°22′46″W / 36.58111°N 120.37944°W / 36.58111; -120.37944 (Great Valley) 200 2018 [310]
Henrietta Solar Project Kings County 36°13′08″N 119°48′21″W / 36.21889°N 119.80583°W / 36.21889; -119.80583 (Henrietta) 105 2016 [311]
Imperial Solar Energy Center South Imperial County 32°39′36″N 115°39′36″W / 32.66000°N 115.66000°W / 32.66000; -115.66000 (Imperial Solar South) 130 Tenaska 2013
Imperial Solar Energy Center West Imperial County 32°46′30″N 115°47′06″W / 32.77500°N 115.78500°W / 32.77500; -115.78500 (Imperial Solar South) 150 Tenaska 2016
McCoy Solar Energy Project Sonoran Desert 33°43′00″N 114°45′00″W / 33.71667°N 114.75000°W / 33.71667; -114.75000 (McCoy Solar Energy Project) 250 NextEra Energy 2016
Mount Signal Solar Imperial County 32°40′24″N 115°38′23″W / 32.67333°N 115.63972°W / 32.67333; -115.63972 (Mount Signal Solar) 460 TerraForm Power, Capital Dynamics 2014
Mustang Solar Project Kings County 36°13′18″N 119°54′11″W / 36.22167°N 119.90306°W / 36.22167; -119.90306 (Mustang) 100 2016 [312]
North Rosamond Solar Project
Los Angeles County
34°51′43″N 118°22′50″W / 34.86194°N 118.38056°W / 34.86194; -118.38056 (North Rosamond Solar Project) 150 2019 [313]
Panoche Valley Solar Farm San Benito County 36°37′12″N 120°52′12″W / 36.62000°N 120.87000°W / 36.62000; -120.87000 (Panoche Valley Solar Farm) 130 Panoche Valley Solar 2018
Quinto Solar Project Merced County 37°07′49″N 121°03′08″W / 37.13028°N 121.05222°W / 37.13028; -121.05222 (Quinto) 110 2015 [314]
San Pablo Raceway Solar Project
Los Angeles County
34°43′26″N 118°16′47″W / 34.72389°N 118.27972°W / 34.72389; -118.27972 (San Pablo Raceway Solar Project) 100 2019 [315]
Solar Gen 2 Facility Imperial County 33°04′48″N 115°28′12″W / 33.08000°N 115.47000°W / 33.08000; -115.47000 (Solar Gen 2) 150 2014 [316]
Solar Star Kern County 34°49′50″N 118°23′53″W / 34.83056°N 118.39806°W / 34.83056; -118.39806 (Solar Star) 579 BHE Renewables 2015
Springbok Solar Farm Kern County 35°15′N 117°58′W / 35.25°N 117.96°W / 35.25; -117.96 (Springbok Solar Farm) 260 8minutenergy 2016
Topaz Solar Farm Carrizo Plain 35°23′N 120°4′W / 35.383°N 120.067°W / 35.383; -120.067 (Topaz Solar Farm) 550 Berkshire Hathaway Energy 2014
Tranquility Solar Project Fresno County 36°37′2″N 120°23′16″W / 36.61722°N 120.38778°W / 36.61722; -120.38778 (RE Tranquillity) 200 2016 [317]
Valentine Solar Project Kern County 35°29′30″N 118°51′37″W / 35.49167°N 118.86028°W / 35.49167; -118.86028 (Valentine Solar) 111.2 2019 [318]
Willow Springs Solar Project
Los Angeles County
34°49′35″N 118°20′07″W / 34.82639°N 118.33528°W / 34.82639; -118.33528 (Willow Springs Solar Project) 100 2019 [319]
Wright Solar Project Merced County 37°00′45″N 120°57′47″W / 37.01250°N 120.96306°W / 37.01250; -120.96306 (Wright Solar Project) 200 2020 [320]

Thermal

Solar Energy Generating Systems, the first solar thermal power station in California.

This is a list of all operational solar thermal power stations in California.

Station Location Coordinates Capacity
(
MW
)
Owner Type Year Ref
Genesis Solar Energy Project Riverside County 33°39′54″N 114°59′41″W / 33.66500°N 114.99472°W / 33.66500; -114.99472 (Genesis Solar Energy Project) 250 NextEra Energy Parabolic trough 2014
Ivanpah Solar Power Facility San Bernardino County 35°34′N 115°28′W / 35.57°N 115.47°W / 35.57; -115.47 (Ivanpah Solar Power Facility) 392 BrightSource Energy, NRG Energy, Google Solar power tower 2014
Mojave Solar Project San Bernardino County 35°00′40″N 117°19′30″W / 35.01111°N 117.32500°W / 35.01111; -117.32500 (Mojave Solar Project) 280 Abengoa Solar Parabolic trough 2014
Solar Energy Generating Systems San Bernardino County 35°01′54″N 117°20′53″W / 35.03167°N 117.34806°W / 35.03167; -117.34806 (Solar Energy Generating Systems) 354 [note 1] NextEra Energy Parabolic trough 1984
  1. ^ Includes 44 MW of PV

Wind

San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm