Power Plants in Plumas County, California

Plumas County, California has 13 power plants totaling 611 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants13operating sites
Capacity610 MWnameplate
Generation1.7M MWhannual
Hydroelectric 93%Biomass 7%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Rock CreekStorrieHydroelectric126 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
BeldenBeldenHydroelectric118 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Caribou 2BeldenHydroelectric118 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Caribou 1BeldenHydroelectric73.8 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Bucks CreekStorrieHydroelectric66.0 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Butt ValleyBeldenHydroelectric40.0 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Sierra Pacific Quincy FacilityQuincyBiomass35.2 MWSierra Pacific Industries
GrizzlyN/AHydroelectric22.0 MWCity Of Santa Clara - (Ca)
Hamilton BranchPeninsula VillageHydroelectric5.3 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Collins Pine ProjectChesterBiomass5.0 MWCollins Pine Co
Oak FlatBeldenHydroelectric1.4 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
PortolaPortolaOil— MWSierra Pacific Power Co
Rock Creek DamStorrieHydroelectric— MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.

About power generation in Plumas County

Plumas County, California has 13 power plants totaling 611 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the dominant fuel source at 93% of installed capacity, followed by Biomass (7%) and Oil (0%). The largest facility is Rock Creek at 126 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

To find plants closer to a specific address in Plumas County, use the address lookup — it shows every plant within a chosen radius along with distance, fuel type, and emissions.