Merced County, California has 31 power plants totaling 842 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.
| Plant | City | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W R Gianelli | Gustine | Hydroelectric | 424 MW | California Dept. Of Water Resources |
| Wright Solar Park | Los Banos | Solar | 200 MW | Wright Solar Park Llc |
| Quinto Solar Pv Project | Gustine | Solar | 108 MW | Arevon Energy, Inc. |
| Oneill | Los Banos | Hydroelectric | 25.2 MW | U S Bureau Of Reclamation |
| Vega Solar | Los Banos | Solar | 20.0 MW | Vega Solar, Llc |
| Dinosaur Point | Los Banos | Wind | 17.4 MW | International Turbine Res Inc |
| El Nido Facility | El Nido | Biomass | 12.5 MW | Merced Power Llc |
| Uc Merced Solar Hybrid | Merced | Solar | 5.0 MW | Mn8 Energy Llc |
| Merced Falls | Snelling | Hydroelectric | 3.4 MW | Merced Irrigation District |
| Merced 1 Pv | Los Banos | Solar | 3.0 MW | Zglobal Inc |
| East Cleveland Road Solar | El Nido | Solar | 3.0 MW | Rpca Solar 7, Llc |
| Dos Palos Clean Power | Dos Palos | Solar | 3.0 MW | Dos Palos Clean Power, Llc |
| Parker | Snelling | Hydroelectric | 2.7 MW | Merced Irrigation District |
| West Tambo Clean Power Ii | Livingston | Solar | 2.0 MW | West Tambo Clean Power Ii |
| 2097 Helton Solar Project | Merced | Solar | 1.5 MW | Solarenewal Llc |
| Merced Solar Llc | Merced | Solar | 1.5 MW | Ecos Energy Llc |
| Mission Solar Llc | Merced | Solar | 1.5 MW | Ecos Energy Llc |
| Sun Harvest Solar Ndp1 | Dos Palos | Solar | 1.5 MW | Altus Power America Management, Llc |
| Henry Miller Rd | Dos Palos | Solar | 1.5 MW | Henry Miller Reclamation District |
| City Of Atwater Nem | Atwater | Solar | 1.5 MW | Socore Energy Llc |
| Dos Palos | Dos Palos | Solar | 1.0 MW | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation |
| Five H Farms Solar Array | Merced | Solar | 1.0 MW | Maas Energy Works |
| Broadway 3 - Uc Merced 1 | Merced | Solar | 1.0 MW | Mn8 Energy Llc |
| Dos Palos Cooperative Gin | Dos Palos | Solar | 1.0 MW | A2b Development Llc Dba Mars Energy Development |
| Lara 2 Hybrid | Los Banos | Battery Storage | — MW | Zglobal Inc |
| Zeta Solar & Storage | Los Banos | Battery Storage | — MW | Zeta Solar, Llc |
| Merced Bess | Los Banos | Battery Storage | — MW | Zglobal Inc |
| Merced 2 Bess | Dos Palos | Battery Storage | — MW | Zglobal Inc |
| Godinho Dairy Digester | Los Banos | Biomass | — MW | Aligned Digesters Co., Llc |
| Gonzaga Ridge Battery Facility | Hollister | Battery Storage | — MW | Gonzaga Ridge Battery Facility, Llc |
| Gonzaga Ridge Wind Farm | Hollister | Wind | — MW | Gonzaga Ridge Wind Farm, Llc |
Merced County, California has 31 power plants totaling 842 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the dominant fuel source at 54% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (42%) and Wind (2%). The largest facility is W R Gianelli at 424 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.
To find plants closer to a specific address in Merced County, use the address lookup — it shows every plant within a chosen radius along with distance, fuel type, and emissions.