Santa Barbara County, California has 15 power plants totaling 349 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.
| Plant | City | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strauss Wind Farm | Lompoc | Wind | 95.3 MW | Strauss Wind Llc |
| Goleta Energy Storage, Llc | Goleta | Other Fossil | 60.0 MW | Goleta Energy Storage, Llc |
| Ellwood | Goleta | Natural Gas | 58.0 MW | Ellwood Power, Llc |
| Exxonmobil Santa Ynez Facility | Goleta | Natural Gas | 49.3 MW | Exxon Mobil Production Co |
| Cuyama Solar, Llc | Cuyama | Solar | 40.0 MW | Cuyama Solar, Llc |
| Vandenberg Solar Project | Vandenberg Airforce B | Solar | 25.3 MW | Mn8 Energy Llc |
| Vallecito | Carpinteria | Other Fossil | 10.0 MW | Viridity Energy Solutions, Inc. |
| Sepv Cuyama Hybrid | New Cuyama | Solar | 4.6 MW | Sepv Cuyama, Llc |
| Santa Barbara Resource Center | Goleta | Biomass | 2.2 MW | County Of Santa Barbara |
| Broadway 3 - Ucsb Lot 38 | Santa Barbara | Solar | 1.8 MW | Mn8 Energy Llc |
| J&a-Santa Maria Ii Llc | Santa Maria | Biomass | 1.4 MW | J&a-Santa Maria Ii Llc |
| Santa Maria Lfg Power Plant | Santa Maria | Biomass | 1.1 MW | J&a-Santa Maria Llc |
| Santa Maria Cogen Plant | Santa Maria | Natural Gas | — MW | Wellhead Services, Inc |
| Painter Energy Storage | Carpinteria | Battery Storage | — MW | Painter Energy Storage, Llc |
| Industrial Parkway Storage | Santa Maria | Battery Storage | — MW | Rpca Storage 1, Llc |
Santa Barbara County, California has 15 power plants totaling 349 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 31% of installed capacity, followed by Wind (27%) and Solar (21%). The largest facility is Strauss Wind Farm at 95 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.
To find plants closer to a specific address in Santa Barbara County, use the address lookup — it shows every plant within a chosen radius along with distance, fuel type, and emissions.