Butte County, CA power plants
20 EIA-registered power plants in Butte County, CA totalling 1.1 GW of nameplate capacity, ranked and mapped inside CAISO.
- Plants
- 20
- Nameplate capacity
- 1.1 GW
- Largest
- 644.1 MW
EIA-registered records
Sum across this county
Edward C Hyatt
Capacity by fuel
hydroelectric1.1 GW12 plantsnatural gas13.6 MW3 plantssolar8.3 MW4 plantsbiomass2.3 MW1 plant
Butte County, CA capacity ranking
20 matching plants·ranked by nameplate capacity
| Rank | Plant | Capacity | Technology | Operator | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward C HyattCalifornia Dept. of Water Resources | 644.1 MW | Conventional Hydroelectric, Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | California Dept. of Water Resources | Butte County | |
| 2 | PoePacific Gas & Electric Co. | 142.8 MW | Conventional Hydroelectric | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Butte County | |
| 3 | ThermalitoCalifornia Dept. of Water Resources | 115.1 MW | Conventional Hydroelectric, Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | California Dept. of Water Resources | Butte County | |
| 4 | WoodleafSouth Feather Water and Power Agency | 67.2 MW | Conventional Hydroelectric | South Feather Water and Power Agency | Butte County | |
| 5 | ForbestownSouth Feather Water and Power Agency | 41.9 MW | Conventional Hydroelectric | South Feather Water and Power Agency | Butte County | |
| 6 | CrestaPacific Gas & Electric Co. | 36.9 MW | Conventional Hydroelectric | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Butte County | |
| 7 | De SablaPacific Gas & Electric Co. | 18.4 MW | Conventional Hydroelectric | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Butte County | |
| 8 | Forks of Butte Hydro ProjectHypower Energy, LLC | 14.5 MW | Conventional Hydroelectric | Hypower Energy, LLC | Butte County | |
| 9 | Sly CreekSouth Feather Water and Power Agency | 12.1 MW | Conventional Hydroelectric | South Feather Water and Power Agency | Butte County | |
| 10 | Kelly RidgeSouth Feather Water and Power Agency | 10 MW | Conventional Hydroelectric | South Feather Water and Power Agency | Butte County | |
| 11 | Oroville Cogeneration, LLCApex Power Generation Corp. | 7.7 MW | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Apex Power Generation Corp. | Butte County | |
| 12 | Sierra Nevada Brewing Co HybridSierra Nevada Brewing Co | 4.2 MW | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine, Solar Photovoltaic, Batteries | Sierra Nevada Brewing Co | Butte County | |
| 13 | Butte College Main Campus SolarButte-Glenn Community College District | 3.5 MW | Solar Photovoltaic | Butte-Glenn Community College District | Butte County | |
| 14 | Thermalito Diverson DamCalifornia Dept. of Water Resources | 3.4 MW | Conventional Hydroelectric | California Dept. of Water Resources | Butte County | |
| 15 | Gridley Main TwoAltus Power America Management, LLC | 2.5 MW | Solar Photovoltaic | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Butte County | |
| 16 | Ameresco Butte CountyAmeresco Butte County LLC | 2.3 MW | Landfill Gas | Ameresco Butte County LLC | Butte County | |
| 17 | ToadtownPacific Gas & Electric Co. | 1.8 MW | Conventional Hydroelectric | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Butte County | |
| 18 | Enloe Medical - ChicoBloom Energy | 1.7 MW | Other Natural Gas | Bloom Energy | Butte County | |
| 19 | 2127 Harris Solar ProjectSolarenewal LLC | 1.3 MW | Solar Photovoltaic | Solarenewal LLC | Butte County | |
| 20 | Gridley MainAltus Power America Management, LLC | 1 MW | Solar Photovoltaic | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Butte County |
Technology rankings in CAISO
Other CAISO counties
Kern County, CA16.6 GWRiverside County, CA10.9 GWLos Angeles County, CA7.2 GWSan Bernardino County, CA6.4 GWFresno County, CA5.7 GWSan Diego County, CA4.6 GWContra Costa County, CA4.2 GWSan Luis Obispo County, CA3.6 GWKings County, CA2.8 GWImperial County, CA2.4 GWMonterey County, CA2.4 GWVentura County, CA2 GW
All CAISO countiesCounty assignment and capacity come from the EIA generator inventory. Capacity is nameplate capacity, not seasonal capability or available operating capacity. A plant can include multiple generators and technologies.