Power Plants in Madera County, California

Madera County, California has 27 power plants totaling 496 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants27operating sites
Capacity495 MWnameplate
Generation1.1M MWhannual
CO₂8.2kmetric tons/year
Hydroelectric 63%Solar 24%Natural Gas 10%Biomass 3%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Mammoth PoolNorth ForkHydroelectric190 MWSouthern California Edison Co
Big Creek 4North ForkHydroelectric100 MWSouthern California Edison Co
Borden Solar FarmMaderaSolar50.0 MW41mb 8me, Llc
Chowchilla IiChowchillaNatural Gas49.6 MWCalifornia Power Holdings Llc
Adera SolarChowchillaSolar20.0 MWAes Distributed Energy
A G WishonNorth ForkHydroelectric12.8 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Ampersand Chowchilla Biomass LlcChowchillaBiomass12.5 MWAmpersand Chowchilla Biomass Llc
Kdc Solar Madera LlcMaderaSolar10.0 MWValta Energy
Avenue 26 SolarChowchillaSolar7.6 MWRpca Solar 1, Llc
Wonderful FirebaughFirebaughSolar5.4 MWWonderful Renewable Energy, Llc.
Wonderful Orchards - New ColumbiaFirebaughSolar5.0 MWWonderful Renewable Energy, Llc.
Costa View FarmsMaderaSolar5.0 MW127 Cvf, Llc
Pacific Ethanol Madera Solar ArrayMaderaSolar4.3 MWSeaboard Energy California, Llc
San Joaquin 3North ForkHydroelectric4.0 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Sealed Air Madera Solar ProjectMaderaSolar3.8 MWSealed Air Corporation
San Joaquin 2North ForkHydroelectric2.8 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Dgs Valley State PrisonChowchillaSolar2.3 MWForefront Power, Llc
Site 980 65MaderaHydroelectric2.1 MWMadera-Chowchilla Power Auth
Dgs Central California Womens FacilityChowchillaSolar2.0 MWForefront Power, Llc
Diamond H Dairy PowerChowchillaBiomass2.0 MWMadera Dp 2, Llc
Madera 1 PvMaderaSolar1.5 MWZglobal Inc
Ca - Madera Usd - Madera South HsMaderaSolar1.2 MWForefront Power, Llc
City Of Madera WwtpMaderaSolar1.0 MWSune Gil1, Llc
Madera Community HospitalMaderaSolar1.0 MWCleancapital Holdings
North Fork Community PowerNorth ForkBiomass— MWPhoenix Energy
Kingston Energy Storage, LlcMaderaBattery Storage— MWEnel Green Power Na, Inc.
Ardagh SolarMaderaSolar— MWKdc Solar Madera, Llc

About power generation in Madera County

Madera County, California has 27 power plants totaling 496 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the dominant fuel source at 63% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (24%) and Natural Gas (10%). The largest facility is Mammoth Pool at 190 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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