Power Plants Near 95928 — Chico, CA

57 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 95928 (Chico, California). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.7224, -121.8113 · County: Butte

Hydroelectric 55%Natural Gas 43%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
0.2 mi	Sierra Nevada Brewing Co Hybrid Chico, CA	Natural Gas	4 MW	Sierra Nevada Brewing Co
2.5 mi	Enloe Medical - Chico Chico, CA	Natural Gas	2 MW	Bloom Energy
5.5 mi	Ameresco Butte County Paradise, CA	Biomass	2 MW	Ameresco Butte County Llc
9.4 mi	Centerville Ph Chico, CA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
10.3 mi	Butte College Main Campus Solar Oroville, CA	Solar	4 MW	Butte-Glenn Community College District
12.9 mi	Lime Saddle Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
13.8 mi	Coal Canyon Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
13.9 mi	Forks Of Butte Hydro Project Magalia, CA	Hydroelectric	15 MW	Hypower Energy, Llc
13.9 mi	De Sabla Magalia, CA	Hydroelectric	18 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
16.5 mi	Toadtown Magalia, CA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
17.3 mi	Thermalito Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	115 MW	California Dept. Of Water Resources
18.1 mi	Poe Storrie, CA	Hydroelectric	143 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
19.4 mi	Adapture Ca2, Llc Orland, CA	Solar	2 MW	Adapture Renewables, Inc.
19.4 mi	Thermalito Diverson Dam Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	California Dept. Of Water Resources
20.7 mi	Oroville Cogeneration Lp Oroville, CA	Natural Gas	8 MW	Apex Power Generation Corp.
21.0 mi	Edward C Hyatt Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	644 MW	California Dept. Of Water Resources
21.5 mi	Kelly Ridge Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	10 MW	South Feather Water And Power Agency
22.5 mi	Cresta Storrie, CA	Hydroelectric	74 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
25.1 mi	Gridley Main Gridley, CA	Solar	1 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
25.1 mi	Gridley Main Two Gridley, CA	Solar	3 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
27.8 mi	Rock Creek Storrie, CA	Hydroelectric	126 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
28.4 mi	Black Butte Orland, CA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	City Of Santa Clara - (Ca)
28.8 mi	Bucks Creek Storrie, CA	Hydroelectric	66 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
29.6 mi	Kanaka Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
30.5 mi	Grizzly N/A, CA	Hydroelectric	22 MW	City Of Santa Clara - (Ca)
30.7 mi	2127 Harris Solar Project Live Oak, CA	Solar	1 MW	Solarenewal Llc
30.7 mi	Forbestown Forbestown, CA	Hydroelectric	42 MW	South Feather Water And Power Agency
33.5 mi	Rock Creek Dam Storrie, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
33.7 mi	Foundation Wal-Mart Red Bluff Red Bluff, CA	Wind	1 MW	Foundation Ca Fund Vi Manager Llc
34.2 mi	Sierra Pacific Industries (2042-Rd) Red Bluff, CA	Solar	8 MW	Sierra Pacific Industries
34.3 mi	Woodleaf Forbestown, CA	Hydroelectric	67 MW	South Feather Water And Power Agency
34.7 mi	Colusa Generating Station Maxwell, CA	Natural Gas	712 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
35.7 mi	Belden Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	118 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
36.4 mi	Red Bluff Red Bluff, CA	Natural Gas	46 MW	California Power Holdings Llc
38.1 mi	Sly Creek Forbestown, CA	Hydroelectric	12 MW	South Feather Water And Power Agency
38.9 mi	Tierra Buena Energy Storage Yuba City, CA	Other Fossil	5 MW	Vesi 10 Llc
39.5 mi	Stony Gorge Elk Creek, CA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	City Of Santa Clara - (Ca)
40.3 mi	Deadwood Creek Dobbins, CA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Hydro Sierra Energy, Llc
41.3 mi	Yuba City Energy Center Yuba City, CA	Natural Gas	47 MW	Calpine Corp-Yuba City
41.5 mi	Yuba City Cogen Partners Yuba City, CA	Natural Gas	50 MW	Wellhead Services, Inc
41.5 mi	Greenleaf 2 Power Plant Yuba City, CA	Natural Gas	50 MW	Greenleaf Energy Llc
42.2 mi	Oak Flat Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
42.7 mi	Colgate Dobbins, CA	Hydroelectric	315 MW	Yuba County Water Agency
43.1 mi	Abel Road Bioenergy Williams, CA	Biomass	4 MW	Acc Renewable Resources
43.2 mi	Caribou 2 Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	118 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
43.2 mi	Caribou 1 Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	74 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
43.7 mi	Feather River Energy Center Yuba City, CA	Natural Gas	47 MW	Calpine Corp-Yuba City
44.1 mi	Narrows 2 Browns Valley, CA	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Yuba County Water Agency
44.2 mi	Narrows Ph Grass Valley, CA	Hydroelectric	10 MW	Yuba County Water Agency
45.4 mi	Butt Valley Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	40 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
45.5 mi	Wadham Energy Lp Williams, CA	Biomass	29 MW	Wadham Energy Ltd Partners
46.6 mi	South Manton, CA	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
46.7 mi	Sutter Energy Center Yuba City, CA	Natural Gas	636 MW	Calpine Corp-Sutter
46.7 mi	Greenleaf 1 Yuba City, CA	Natural Gas	70 MW	Calpine Greenleaf Holding, Inc.
47.6 mi	Inskip Manton, CA	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
49.9 mi	Coleman Ph Anderson, CA	Hydroelectric	12 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
50.0 mi	G2 Energy Ostrom Road Llc Wheatland, CA	Biomass	4 MW	G2 Energy Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 57 power plants within 50 miles of Chico, California (ZIP 95928), with a combined 3,865 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 34 of the 57 nearby plants. The closest plant is Sierra Nevada Brewing Co Hybrid at 0.2 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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