Power Plants Near 93452 — San Simeon, CA

25 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 93452 (San Simeon, California). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.6668, -121.1440 · County: San Luis Obispo

Nuclear 79%Solar 10%Natural Gas 9%Other Fossil 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
16.0 mi	Athens Solar I (Hybrid) Roseville, CA	Battery Storage	—	Vesper Energy Development Llc
17.2 mi	Nacimiento Hydro Project Bradley, CA	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Monterey Cnty Water Res Agency
21.4 mi	Whale Rock Pumped Storage Hydro Project Cayucos, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Premium Energy Holdings
25.0 mi	Salinas River Cogeneration San Ardo, CA	Natural Gas	39 MW	Salinas River Cogeneration Co
25.2 mi	Sargent Canyon Cogeneration Bakersfield, CA	Natural Gas	38 MW	Sargent Canyon Cogeneration Co
25.4 mi	Aera San Ardo Cogen Facility San Ardo, CA	Natural Gas	6 MW	Aera Energy Llc-San Ardo
25.7 mi	Firestone Walker Brewery - Phase 1 Paso Robles, CA	Solar	2 MW	Skyhigh 2 Solar
26.2 mi	Sutter Home Winery Tcc Paso Robles, CA	Solar	1 MW	Rec Shw, Llc
27.0 mi	Vintner Solar Templeton, CA	Solar	2 MW	Ecos Energy Llc
28.5 mi	Paso Robles - Municipal Airport Paso Robles, CA	Solar	3 MW	Onyx Asset Services Group
31.9 mi	Atascadero State Hospital Atascadero, CA	Solar	1 MW	Ecoplexus, Inc
32.4 mi	Meridian Vineyards Paso Robles, CA	Solar	1 MW	Cvi Cleancapital Solar 1 Llc
33.2 mi	Camp San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	Solar	1 MW	Ecoplexus, Inc
34.6 mi	Ca-Dgs-California Men's Colony San Luis Obispo, CA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
35.0 mi	Stenner Creek Solar San Luis Obispo, CA	Solar	5 MW	Stenner Creek Solar Llc
35.4 mi	Diablo Canyon Avila Beach, CA	Nuclear	2,323 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
36.2 mi	Blackjack Solar King City, CA	Solar	4 MW	South County Packing
38.6 mi	King City Peaking King City, CA	Natural Gas	47 MW	Calpine Corp-King City
38.6 mi	King City Power Plant King City, CA	Natural Gas	133 MW	Calpine King City Cogen Llc
41.7 mi	Ca Flats Solar 130, Llc Shandon, CA	Solar	130 MW	California Flats Solar 130, Llc
41.7 mi	Ca Flats Solar 150, Llc Shandon, CA	Solar	150 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
42.1 mi	Foundation Scheid Vineyards Greenfield, CA	Wind	2 MW	Foundation Ca Fund Viii Manager, Llc
44.6 mi	Thomas M Knott Cogen Facility San Luis Obispo, CA	Natural Gas	1 MW	Sentinel Peak Resources California, Llc
45.2 mi	Cold Canyon 1 San Luis Obispo, CA	Biomass	2 MW	Toro Energy Of California Slo
47.7 mi	Cal Flats Bess San Miguel, CA	Other Fossil	60 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.

Power generation near this area

There are 25 power plants within 50 miles of San Simeon, California (ZIP 93452), with a combined 2,957 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 12 of the 25 nearby plants. The closest plant is Athens Solar I (Hybrid) at 16.0 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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