Power Plants in Santa Cruz County, California

Santa Cruz County, California has 4 power plants totaling 14 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants4operating sites
Capacity14 MWnameplate
Generation64.7k MWhannual
CO₂12.1kmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 51%Biomass 32%Solar 17%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
University Of California Santa CruzSanta CruzNatural Gas7.4 MWUniversity Of California Santa Cruz
Ameresco Santa Cruz EnergyWatsonvilleBiomass3.0 MWAmeresco Santa Cruz Energy Llc
Cabrillo CollegeAptosSolar2.4 MWForefront Power, Llc
Santa Cruz EnergySanta CruzBiomass1.6 MWSanta Cruz Energy Llc

About power generation in Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz County, California has 4 power plants totaling 14 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 51% of installed capacity, followed by Biomass (32%) and Solar (17%). The largest facility is University Of California Santa Cruz at 7 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 Cruz County, use the address lookup — it shows every plant within a chosen radius along with distance, fuel type, and emissions.