Santa Cruz County, CA power plants
4 EIA-registered power plants in Santa Cruz County, CA totalling 14.4 MW of nameplate capacity, ranked and mapped inside CAISO.
- Plants
- 4
- Nameplate capacity
- 14.4 MW
- Largest
- 7.4 MW
EIA-registered records
Sum across this county
University of California Santa Cruz
Capacity by fuel
natural gas7.4 MW1 plantbiomass4.6 MW2 plantssolar2.4 MW1 plant
Santa Cruz County, CA capacity ranking
4 matching plants·ranked by nameplate capacity
| Rank | Plant | Capacity | Technology | Operator | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California Santa CruzUniversity of California Santa Cruz | 7.4 MW | Solar Photovoltaic, Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine, Batteries | University of California Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz County | |
| 2 | Ameresco Santa Cruz EnergyAMERESCO Santa Cruz Energy LLC | 3 MW | Landfill Gas | AMERESCO Santa Cruz Energy LLC | Santa Cruz County | |
| 3 | Cabrillo CollegeForefront Power, LLC | 2.4 MW | Solar Photovoltaic | Forefront Power, LLC | Santa Cruz County | |
| 4 | Santa Cruz EnergySanta Cruz Energy LLC | 1.6 MW | Landfill Gas | Santa Cruz Energy LLC | Santa Cruz 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.