Power Plants Near 93526 — Independence, CA

20 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 93526 (Independence, California). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.8396, -118.2048 · County: Inyo

Hydroelectric 100%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
7.3 mi	Southern Owens Valley Solar Ranch Owenyo, CA	Solar	—	Los Angeles Department Of Water & Power
22.0 mi	Big Pine Creek Big Pine, CA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Los Angeles Department Of Water & Power
28.8 mi	Cottonwood Lone Pine, CA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Los Angeles Department Of Water & Power
36.2 mi	Bishop Creek 2 Bishop, CA	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Southern California Edison Co
36.7 mi	Bishop Creek 3 Bishop, CA	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Southern California Edison Co
37.2 mi	Bishop Creek 4 Bishop, CA	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Southern California Edison Co
37.4 mi	Bishop Creek 5 Bishop, CA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Southern California Edison Co
38.0 mi	Bishop Creek 6 Bishop, CA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Southern California Edison Co
40.4 mi	Owens Valley Solar Project 11 Olancha, CA	Solar	1 MW	Los Angeles Department Of Water & Power
41.4 mi	Munro Valley Solar Olancha, CA	Solar	4 MW	Ecos Energy Llc
42.7 mi	Kaweah 3 Three Rivers, CA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Southern California Edison Co
43.4 mi	Pleasant Valley Hydro Bishop, CA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Los Angeles Department Of Water & Power
44.0 mi	Haiwee Pumped Storage Project Olancha, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Premium Energy Holdings
44.2 mi	Helms Pumped Storage Shaver Lake, CA	Hydroelectric	1,053 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
44.7 mi	Kaweah 1 Three Rivers, CA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Southern California Edison Co
45.5 mi	Haas Balch Camp, CA	Hydroelectric	135 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
45.6 mi	Kaweah 2 Three Rivers, CA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Southern California Edison Co
45.7 mi	Control Gorge Bishop, CA	Hydroelectric	38 MW	Los Angeles Department Of Water & Power
49.0 mi	Balch 2 Balch Camp, CA	Hydroelectric	97 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
49.0 mi	Balch 1 Balch Camp, CA	Hydroelectric	31 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Power generation near this area

There are 20 power plants within 50 miles of Independence, California (ZIP 93526), with a combined 1,406 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 17 of the 20 nearby plants. The closest plant is Southern Owens Valley Solar Ranch at 7.3 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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