Power Plants in Lassen County, California

Lassen County, California has 7 power plants totaling 95 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants7operating sites
Capacity94 MWnameplate
Generation339.7k MWhannual
CO₂14.2kmetric tons/year
Biomass 48%Hydroelectric 32%Solar 11%Natural Gas 7%Geothermal 3%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Hl PowerWendelBiomass36.2 MWHl Power Company
Muck Valley HydroelectricNaHydroelectric29.9 MWBrookfield Renewable Trading And Marketing Lp
Big Valley Power LlcBieberBiomass9.3 MWBig Valley Power (Bvp) Llc
Hl SolarWendelSolar7.6 MWHl Solar Llc
High Sierra Cogeneration PlantSusanvilleNatural Gas6.2 MWPlumas Sierra Rural Electric Coop
Amedee Geothermal Venture IAmedeeGeothermal3.0 MWHays Ranches, Llc
Psrec/Siad SolarHerlongSolar2.5 MWPlumas Sierra Rural Electric Coop

About power generation in Lassen County

Lassen County, California has 7 power plants totaling 95 MW of nameplate capacity. Biomass is the dominant fuel source at 48% of installed capacity, followed by Hydroelectric (32%) and Solar (11%). The largest facility is Hl Power at 36 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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