Power Plants Near 93515 — Bishop, CA

24 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 93515 (Bishop, California). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.3635, -118.3951 · County: Inyo

Hydroelectric 95%Geothermal 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.8 mi	Bishop Creek 6 Bishop, CA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Southern California Edison Co
5.1 mi	Bishop Creek 5 Bishop, CA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Southern California Edison Co
6.5 mi	Bishop Creek 4 Bishop, CA	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Southern California Edison Co
7.9 mi	Pleasant Valley Hydro Bishop, CA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Los Angeles Department Of Water & Power
8.6 mi	Bishop Creek 3 Bishop, CA	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Southern California Edison Co
10.3 mi	Control Gorge Bishop, CA	Hydroelectric	38 MW	Los Angeles Department Of Water & Power
11.6 mi	Bishop Creek 2 Bishop, CA	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Southern California Edison Co
13.9 mi	Middle Gorge Bishop, CA	Hydroelectric	38 MW	Los Angeles Department Of Water & Power
15.7 mi	Big Pine Creek Big Pine, CA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Los Angeles Department Of Water & Power
16.5 mi	Upper Gorge Bishop, CA	Hydroelectric	38 MW	Los Angeles Department Of Water & Power
34.3 mi	Mammoth G3 Mammoth Lakes, CA	Geothermal	15 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
34.3 mi	Mammoth G2 Mammoth Lakes, CA	Geothermal	15 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
34.5 mi	Mammoth G1 Mammoth Lakes, CA	Geothermal	10 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
34.6 mi	Cd4 Mammoth Lakes, CA	Geothermal	44 MW	Cd4
39.1 mi	Helms Pumped Storage Shaver Lake, CA	Hydroelectric	1,053 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
39.6 mi	Fish Lake Geothermal Dyer, NV	Geothermal	—	Fish Lake Geothermal Llc
42.6 mi	Portal Lakeshore, CA	Hydroelectric	11 MW	Southern California Edison Co
42.7 mi	Southern Owens Valley Solar Ranch Owenyo, CA	Solar	—	Los Angeles Department Of Water & Power
45.8 mi	Haas Balch Camp, CA	Hydroelectric	135 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
47.7 mi	Big Creek 1 Big Creek, CA	Hydroelectric	88 MW	Southern California Edison Co
48.7 mi	Rush Creek June Lake, CA	Hydroelectric	13 MW	Southern California Edison Co
49.4 mi	Balch 1 Balch Camp, CA	Hydroelectric	31 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
49.4 mi	Balch 2 Balch Camp, CA	Hydroelectric	97 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
49.7 mi	J S Eastwood Shaver Lake, CA	Hydroelectric	200 MW	Southern California Edison Co

Power generation near this area

There are 24 power plants within 50 miles of Bishop, California (ZIP 93515), with a combined 1,862 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 18 of the 24 nearby plants. The closest plant is Bishop Creek 6 at 3.8 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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