Power Plants in San Mateo County, California

San Mateo County, California has 9 power plants totaling 29 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants9operating sites
Capacity29 MWnameplate
Generation134.7k MWhannual
CO₂9.5kmetric tons/year
Biomass 47%Natural Gas 28%Battery Storage 13%Solar 12%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Ameresco Ox MountainHalf Moon BayBiomass11.4 MWAmeresco Ox Mountain Energy Llc
Sri International Cogen ProjectMenlo ParkNatural Gas6.0 MWIpt Sri Cogeneration Inc
Google Bayhill Solar Pv And MicrogridSan BrunoBattery Storage3.8 MWGoogle, Inc.
Silicon Valley Clean WaterRedwood CityBiomass2.2 MWSilicon Valley Clean Water
Shelter Creek Condominiums SolarSan BrunoSolar1.9 MWVista Solar, Inc.
Gilead Foster City Solar ProjectFoster CitySolar1.6 MWGilead Sciences Inc. Foster City
Franklin Templeton San MateoSan MateoNatural Gas1.1 MWBloom Energy
At&t - Redwood CityRedwood CityNatural Gas1.0 MWBloom Energy
San Francisco Intl Airport Ct ProjectSan FranciscoNatural Gas— MWCity & County Of San Francisco

About power generation in San Mateo County

San Mateo County, California has 9 power plants totaling 29 MW of nameplate capacity. Biomass is the dominant fuel source at 47% of installed capacity, followed by Natural Gas (28%) and Battery Storage (13%). The largest facility is Ameresco Ox Mountain at 11 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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