Orange County, California has 51 power plants totaling 2,381 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.
| Plant | City | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aes Huntington Beach Llc | Huntington Beach | Natural Gas | 917 MW | Aes Huntington Beach Llc |
| Aes Huntington Beach Energy Project | Huntington Beach | Natural Gas | 699 MW | Aes Huntington Beach Energy, Llc |
| Canyon Power Plant | Anaheim | Natural Gas | 200 MW | City Of Anaheim - (Ca) |
| Stanton Energy Reliability Center Hybrid | Stanton | Natural Gas | 161 MW | Wellhead Services, Inc |
| Stanton Battery Energy Storage | Stanton | Other Fossil | 68.8 MW | Wellhead Services, Inc |
| Barre Peaker | Stanton | Natural Gas | 49.8 MW | Southern California Edison Co |
| Brea Expansion Plant | Brea | Biomass | 35.7 MW | Brea Power Ii |
| Bowerman Power Lfg, Llc | Irvine | Biomass | 23.8 MW | Bowerman Power Lfg, Llc |
| Hecate Energy Johanna Facility | Santa Ana | Other Fossil | 20.0 MW | Hecate Energy Johanna Facility Llc |
| Johanna Energy Center, Llc | Santa Ana | Other Fossil | 20.0 MW | Johanna Energy Center, Llc |
| Bce Los Alamitos 2 | Los Alamitos | Solar | 20.0 MW | Bright Canyon Energy |
| Bce Los Alamitos 1 | Los Alamitos | Solar | 20.0 MW | Bright Canyon Energy |
| Uci Facilities Management Central Plant | Irvine | Natural Gas | 19.0 MW | University Of California Irvine |
| Plant No 2 Orange County | Huntington Beach | Biomass | 16.0 MW | Orange County Sanitation Dist |
| Orange County Energy Storage 2 | Santa Ana | Other Fossil | 9.0 MW | Convergent Energy And Power Lp |
| Csuf Trigeneration | Fullerton | Natural Gas | 8.9 MW | California State University At Fullerton |
| Blacksand Generating Facility | Brea | Natural Gas | 8.0 MW | Bridge Energy Llc |
| Plant No 1 Orange County | Fountain Valley | Biomass | 7.5 MW | Orange County Sanitation Dist |
| B Braun Medical | Irvine | Natural Gas | 6.1 MW | B Braun Medical Inc |
| Orange County Energy Storage 3 | Santa Ana | Other Fossil | 6.0 MW | Convergent Energy And Power Lp |
| Hebt Irvine 2 | Irvine | Other Fossil | 5.8 MW | Electrodes |
| Hebt Irvine 1 | Santa Ana | Other Fossil | 5.5 MW | Electrodes |
| Orange Coast College Ph2 Solar Project | Costa Mesa | Solar | 5.2 MW | Solar Star Coastal Pirate, Llc |
| Yorba Linda | Yorba Linda | Hydroelectric | 5.1 MW | Metropolitan Water District Of S Ca |
| Ocsd | Fountain Valley | Other Fossil | 4.9 MW | Hybrid-Electric Building Technologies West Los Angeles 1, Llc |
| Hoag Hospital Cogen Plant | Newport Beach | Natural Gas | 4.5 MW | Hoag Memorial Presbyterian Hospital |
| Valley View | Yorba Linda | Hydroelectric | 4.1 MW | Metropolitan Water District Of S Ca |
| Coyote Creek | La Habra | Hydroelectric | 3.1 MW | Metropolitan Water District Of S Ca |
| Desi-1 Battery Energy Storage Facility | Orange | Other Fossil | 2.4 MW | Southern California Edison Co |
| Kaiser East La Palma Ave. Fuel Cell | Anaheim | Natural Gas | 2.2 MW | 2016 Esa Project Company, Llc |
| Anaheim Solar Energy Plant | Anaheim | Solar | 2.1 MW | Anaheim Public Utilities |
| Ortega Highway Energy Storage | San Juan Capistrano | Other Fossil | 2.0 MW | Sdge Batteries |
| Ppa Grand | Irvine | Other Fossil | 2.0 MW | Esvolta Lp |
| Csuf Nutwood Solar | Fullerton | Solar | 1.9 MW | Mn8 Energy Llc |
| Allergan | Irvine | Other Fossil | 1.5 MW | Hybrid-Electric Building Technologies West Los Angeles 1, Llc |
| Desi-2 Battery Storage Facility | Sant Ana | Other Fossil | 1.4 MW | Southern California Edison Co |
| At&t Anaheim | Anaheim | Natural Gas | 1.3 MW | Bloom Energy |
| Soccd | Irvine | Other Fossil | 1.3 MW | Hybrid-Electric Building Technologies West Los Angeles 1, Llc |
| Alticor Inc - Solar Project | Buena Park | Solar | 1.2 MW | Mn8 Energy Llc |
| Baker | Lake Forest | Other Fossil | 1.2 MW | Hybrid-Electric Building Technologies West Los Angeles 1, Llc |
| Kroger La Habra | La Habra | Solar | 1.2 MW | Ralph's Grocery Company |
| Csuf State College | Fullerton | Solar | 1.0 MW | Mn8 Energy Llc |
| Baldwin (Ca) | Lake Forest | Other Fossil | 1.0 MW | Electrodes |
| Att Kelvin | Irvine | Natural Gas | 1.0 MW | Bloom Energy |
| Dats | Santa Ana | Other Fossil | 1.0 MW | Hybrid-Electric Building Technologies West Los Angeles 1, Llc |
| Lawrp | Irvine | Other Fossil | 1.0 MW | Hybrid-Electric Building Technologies West Los Angeles 1, Llc |
| Anaheim Gt | Anaheim | Natural Gas | — MW | City Of Anaheim - (Ca) |
| Margarita Energy Center | Ladera Ranch | Natural Gas | — MW | Wellhead Services, Inc |
| Hybrid Holdings 1 Capistrano | San Juan Capistrano | Battery Storage | — MW | Electrodes |
| Santa Ana Storage 3 | Santa Ana | Battery Storage | — MW | Johanna Energy Center, Llc |
| Bce Seal Beach | Seal Beach | Battery Storage | — MW | Bce Seal Beach |
Orange County, California has 51 power plants totaling 2,381 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 87% of installed capacity, followed by Other Fossil (7%) and Biomass (3%). The largest facility is Aes Huntington Beach Llc at 917 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.
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