Power Plants in Shasta County, California

Shasta County, California has 43 power plants totaling 2,427 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants43operating sites
Capacity2,426 MWnameplate
Generation6.5M MWhannual
CO₂192.7kmetric tons/year
Hydroelectric 82%Natural Gas 8%Biomass 6%Wind 4%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
ShastaReddingHydroelectric714 MWU S Bureau Of Reclamation
Redding PowerReddingNatural Gas183 MWCity Of Redding - (Ca)
Spring CreekReddingHydroelectric180 MWU S Bureau Of Reclamation
James B BlackBig BendHydroelectric169 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Judge F CarrFrench GulchHydroelectric154 MWU S Bureau Of Reclamation
Pit 5Big BendHydroelectric142 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
KeswickReddingHydroelectric117 MWU S Bureau Of Reclamation
Pit 7Montgomery CreekHydroelectric110 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Pit 4Big BendHydroelectric103 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Hatchet Ridge Wind ProjectBurneyWind101 MWPattern Operators Lp
Pit 3BurneyHydroelectric80.1 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Pit 6Montgomery CreekHydroelectric79.2 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Pit 1BurneyHydroelectric69.2 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Wheelabrator ShastaAndersonBiomass54.9 MWShasta Sustainable Resource Management, Inc.
Burney Forest ProductsBurneyBiomass31.0 MWBurney Forest Products, A Joint Venture
Spi Anderson 2AndersonBiomass30.2 MWSierra Pacific Industries
Sierra Pacific Burney FacilityBurneyBiomass20.0 MWSierra Pacific Industries
Coleman PhAndersonHydroelectric12.1 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Hat Creek 1BurneyHydroelectric10.0 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Hat Creek 2BurneyHydroelectric10.0 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Volta 1MantonHydroelectric8.5 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Hatchet Creek ProjectMontgomery CreekHydroelectric6.8 MWMega Renewables
Cove HydroelectricBurneyHydroelectric5.0 MWSnow Mountain Hydro Llc
OlsenWhitmoreHydroelectric5.0 MWOlsen Power Partners
Slate CreekLakeheadHydroelectric4.2 MWCentral Rivers Power Us, Llc
WhiskeytownWhiskeytownHydroelectric3.5 MWCity Of Redding - (Ca)
Bear Creek (Ca)ShingletownHydroelectric3.2 MWCentral Rivers Power Us, Llc
Burney CreekBurneyHydroelectric3.0 MWSnow Mountain Hydro Llc
Shasta Solar FarmFall River MillsSolar3.0 MWIgnite Solar Holdings Llc
Montgomery Creek HydroMontgomery CreekHydroelectric2.6 MWCentral Rivers Power Us, Llc
Roaring Creek Water PowerMontgomery CreekHydroelectric2.0 MWShasta Hydroelectric Inc
Shasta College Ph2 Solar ProjectReddingSolar2.0 MWTotalenergies Distributed Generation, Llc
Bidwell Ditch ProjectHat CreekHydroelectric1.8 MWMega Renewables
KilarcWhitmoreHydroelectric1.5 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Cow CreekMillvilleHydroelectric1.4 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Nelson CreekBig BendHydroelectric1.2 MWNelson Creek Power Inc
Lost Creek IBurneyHydroelectric1.1 MWSnow Mountain Hydro Llc
Volta 2MantonHydroelectric1.0 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Wheelabrator LassenAndersonNatural Gas— MWWheelabrator Environmental Systems
Sierra Pacific Anderson FacilityAndersonBiomass— MWSierra Pacific Industries
Britton PowerhouseBurneyHydroelectric— MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Chalk Mountain PowerhouseBig BendHydroelectric— MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Hat Creek BioenergyBurneyBiomass— MWHat Creek Bioenergy, Llc

About power generation in Shasta County

Shasta County, California has 43 power plants totaling 2,427 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the dominant fuel source at 82% of installed capacity, followed by Natural Gas (8%) and Biomass (6%). The largest facility is Shasta at 714 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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