Power Plants Near 93409 — San Luis Obispo, CA

27 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 93409 (San Luis Obispo, California). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.2211, -120.6364 · County: San Luis Obispo

Nuclear 62%Solar 31%Battery Storage 3%Wind 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.7 mi	Thomas M Knott Cogen Facility San Luis Obispo, CA	Natural Gas	1 MW	Sentinel Peak Resources California, Llc
3.2 mi	Cold Canyon 1 San Luis Obispo, CA	Biomass	2 MW	Toro Energy Of California Slo
7.5 mi	Stenner Creek Solar San Luis Obispo, CA	Solar	5 MW	Stenner Creek Solar Llc
7.9 mi	Ca-Dgs-California Men's Colony San Luis Obispo, CA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
8.8 mi	Camp San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	Solar	1 MW	Ecoplexus, Inc
12.4 mi	Diablo Canyon Avila Beach, CA	Nuclear	2,323 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
16.7 mi	Atascadero State Hospital Atascadero, CA	Solar	1 MW	Ecoplexus, Inc
18.1 mi	Caballero Nipomo, CA	Battery Storage	100 MW	Caballero Ca Storage Llc
20.7 mi	Whale Rock Pumped Storage Hydro Project Cayucos, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Premium Energy Holdings
21.6 mi	Santa Maria Cogen Plant Santa Maria, CA	Natural Gas	—	Wellhead Services, Inc
22.3 mi	Santa Maria Lfg Power Plant Santa Maria, CA	Biomass	1 MW	J&a-Santa Maria Llc
23.4 mi	Vintner Solar Templeton, CA	Solar	2 MW	Ecos Energy Llc
23.7 mi	J&a-Santa Maria Ii Llc Santa Maria, CA	Biomass	1 MW	J&a-Santa Maria Ii Llc
24.2 mi	Industrial Parkway Storage Santa Maria, CA	Battery Storage	—	Rpca Storage 1, Llc
26.1 mi	Firestone Walker Brewery - Phase 1 Paso Robles, CA	Solar	2 MW	Skyhigh 2 Solar
30.2 mi	Ca Flats Solar 130, Llc Shandon, CA	Solar	130 MW	California Flats Solar 130, Llc
30.2 mi	Ca Flats Solar 150, Llc Shandon, CA	Solar	150 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
31.3 mi	Meridian Vineyards Paso Robles, CA	Solar	1 MW	Cvi Cleancapital Solar 1 Llc
31.7 mi	Paso Robles - Municipal Airport Paso Robles, CA	Solar	3 MW	Onyx Asset Services Group
33.3 mi	Vandenberg Solar Project Vandenberg Airforce B, CA	Solar	25 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
34.5 mi	Topaz Solar Farm Santa Margarita, CA	Solar	586 MW	Topaz Solar Farms Llc
35.7 mi	Sutter Home Winery Tcc Paso Robles, CA	Solar	1 MW	Rec Shw, Llc
41.2 mi	California Valley Solar Ranch California Valley, CA	Solar	250 MW	Clearway Energy Operating Llc
42.2 mi	Nacimiento Hydro Project Bradley, CA	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Monterey Cnty Water Res Agency
44.5 mi	Strauss Wind Farm Lompoc, CA	Wind	95 MW	Strauss Wind Llc
47.8 mi	Cal Flats Bess San Miguel, CA	Other Fossil	60 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
48.0 mi	Wonderful Orchards - West Valley Blackwells Corner, CA	Solar	3 MW	Wonderful Renewable Energy, Llc.

Power generation near this area

There are 27 power plants within 50 miles of San Luis Obispo, California (ZIP 93409), with a combined 3,749 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 15 of the 27 nearby plants. The closest plant is Thomas M Knott Cogen Facility at 2.7 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in California, visit the California state page.

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