Power Plants Near 93920 — Big Sur, CA

28 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 93920 (Big Sur, California). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.2458, -121.7009 · County: Monterey

Natural Gas 91%Other Fossil 7%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
22.5 mi	Foundation Mann Packing Gonzales, CA	Wind	2 MW	Foundation Ca Fund Ix Manager, Llc
22.6 mi	Taylor Farms Gonzales, CA	Wind	1 MW	Foundation Ha Energy Generation, Llc
23.3 mi	Foundation California Training Facility Soledad, CA	Wind	2 MW	Foundation Ca Fund Ix Manager, Llc
23.3 mi	Ca-Dgs Rfp-Salinas Valley State Prison Soledad, CA	Solar	3 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
23.3 mi	Ca-Dgs- Rfp-Correctional Training Fac Soledad, CA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
23.4 mi	City Of Soledad Water Reclamation Soledad, CA	Wind	1 MW	Foundation Ha Energy Generation, Llc
24.2 mi	Foundation Saiinas Valley State Prison Soledad, CA	Wind	2 MW	Foundation Ca Fund Ix Manager, Llc
24.5 mi	Foundation Dole Fresh Vegetables Soledad, CA	Wind	6 MW	Foundation Ca Fund X Manager Llc
25.7 mi	Ameresco Johnson Canyon Gonzales, CA	Biomass	1 MW	Ameresco Johnson Canyon Llc
25.8 mi	D'arrigo Brothers - Phase 4 Salinas, CA	Solar	2 MW	Calcom Energy
28.4 mi	Foundation Scheid Vineyards Greenfield, CA	Wind	2 MW	Foundation Ca Fund Viii Manager, Llc
28.5 mi	Taylor Farms - Schilling Place Salinas, CA	Natural Gas	1 MW	Bloom Energy
28.7 mi	Tlr000 Hansen Fuel Cell Salinas, CA	Natural Gas	3 MW	2016 Esa Project Company, Llc
32.0 mi	King City Power Plant King City, CA	Natural Gas	133 MW	Calpine King City Cogen Llc
32.0 mi	Monterey One Water Marina, CA	Biomass	2 MW	Monterey One Water
32.1 mi	King City Peaking King City, CA	Natural Gas	47 MW	Calpine Corp-King City
32.5 mi	Marina Landfill Gas Marina, CA	Biomass	5 MW	Monterey Regional Waste Mgmt
33.2 mi	Monterey Regional Water Pollution Contro Marina, CA	Solar	1 MW	Tesla Inc.
37.7 mi	Athens Solar I (Hybrid) Roseville, CA	Battery Storage	—	Vesper Energy Development Llc
37.8 mi	Blackjack Solar King City, CA	Solar	4 MW	South County Packing
38.9 mi	Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant Hybrid Moss Landing, CA	Natural Gas	2,148 MW	Dynegy -Moss Landing Llc
39.1 mi	Elkhorn Battery Energy Storage System Moss Landing, CA	Other Fossil	183 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
43.0 mi	Ca Moss Landing 3040 Hilltop Rd Moss Landing, CA	Solar	—	Catalyze Moss Landing Hilltop Rd Microgrid, Llc
43.7 mi	Enerparc Ca1 Llc Hollister, CA	Solar	2 MW	Enerparc Ca 1, Llc
44.0 mi	Graniterock Quarry Aromas, CA	Solar	4 MW	Calcom Energy
44.6 mi	Hollister Wastewater Facility Hollister, CA	Solar	1 MW	Perpetual Energy Systems
45.2 mi	Hollister Solar Llc Hollister, CA	Solar	2 MW	Ecos Energy Llc
46.9 mi	Ameresco Santa Cruz Energy Watsonville, CA	Biomass	3 MW	Ameresco Santa Cruz Energy Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 28 power plants within 50 miles of Big Sur, California (ZIP 93920), with a combined 2,562 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 10 of the 28 nearby plants. The closest plant is Foundation Mann Packing at 22.5 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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