Power Plants Near 95956 — Meadow Valley, CA

49 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 95956 (Meadow Valley, California). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.9296, -121.0608 · County: Plumas

Hydroelectric 97%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.1 mi	Sierra Pacific Quincy Facility Quincy, CA	Biomass	35 MW	Sierra Pacific Industries
11.3 mi	Belden Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	118 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
11.4 mi	Oak Flat Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
11.7 mi	Caribou 1 Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	74 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
11.8 mi	Caribou 2 Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	118 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
11.9 mi	Grizzly N/A, CA	Hydroelectric	22 MW	City Of Santa Clara - (Ca)
12.4 mi	Rock Creek Dam Storrie, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
14.2 mi	Bucks Creek Storrie, CA	Hydroelectric	66 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
15.2 mi	Rock Creek Storrie, CA	Hydroelectric	126 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
18.3 mi	Butt Valley Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	40 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
19.8 mi	Cresta Storrie, CA	Hydroelectric	74 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
23.5 mi	Hamilton Branch Peninsula Village, CA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
24.3 mi	Sly Creek Forbestown, CA	Hydroelectric	12 MW	South Feather Water And Power Agency
26.0 mi	Poe Storrie, CA	Hydroelectric	143 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
27.1 mi	Woodleaf Forbestown, CA	Hydroelectric	67 MW	South Feather Water And Power Agency
27.6 mi	Collins Pine Project Chester, CA	Biomass	5 MW	Collins Pine Co
27.7 mi	Deadwood Creek Dobbins, CA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Hydro Sierra Energy, Llc
28.3 mi	Toadtown Magalia, CA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
28.5 mi	Kanaka Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
28.6 mi	Forbestown Forbestown, CA	Hydroelectric	42 MW	South Feather Water And Power Agency
30.6 mi	De Sabla Magalia, CA	Hydroelectric	18 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
30.6 mi	Forks Of Butte Hydro Project Magalia, CA	Hydroelectric	15 MW	Hypower Energy, Llc
31.4 mi	Lime Saddle Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
32.6 mi	Portola Portola, CA	Oil	—	Sierra Pacific Power Co
33.1 mi	Centerville Ph Chico, CA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
35.2 mi	Edward C Hyatt Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	644 MW	California Dept. Of Water Resources
35.8 mi	Kelly Ridge Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	10 MW	South Feather Water And Power Agency
35.8 mi	Haypress Sierra City, CA	Hydroelectric	10 MW	Eif Haypress Llc
36.4 mi	Coal Canyon Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
36.6 mi	Butte College Main Campus Solar Oroville, CA	Solar	4 MW	Butte-Glenn Community College District
37.9 mi	Thermalito Diverson Dam Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	California Dept. Of Water Resources
39.7 mi	Ameresco Butte County Paradise, CA	Biomass	2 MW	Ameresco Butte County Llc
39.7 mi	Bowman Nevada City, CA	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
40.3 mi	Oroville Cogeneration Lp Oroville, CA	Natural Gas	8 MW	Apex Power Generation Corp.
41.7 mi	Thermalito Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	115 MW	California Dept. Of Water Resources
42.0 mi	Colgate Dobbins, CA	Hydroelectric	315 MW	Yuba County Water Agency
42.5 mi	Sierra Nevada Brewing Co Hybrid Chico, CA	Natural Gas	4 MW	Sierra Nevada Brewing Co
43.8 mi	Enloe Medical - Chico Chico, CA	Natural Gas	2 MW	Bloom Energy
45.1 mi	Deer Creek Ph Nevada City, CA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
45.4 mi	High Sierra Cogeneration Plant Susanville, CA	Natural Gas	6 MW	Plumas Sierra Rural Electric Coop
45.9 mi	Scott Flat Nevada City, CA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
46.7 mi	Spaulding 3 Emigrant Gap, CA	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
47.3 mi	Spaulding 2 Emigrant Gap, CA	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
47.3 mi	Spaulding 1 Emigrant Gap, CA	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
49.0 mi	Loma Rica Hydroelectric Powerhouse Grass Valley, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Nevada Irrigation District
49.0 mi	Narrows 2 Browns Valley, CA	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Yuba County Water Agency
49.0 mi	Drum 2 Alta, CA	Hydroelectric	53 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
49.0 mi	Drum 1 Alta, CA	Hydroelectric	49 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
49.2 mi	Narrows Ph Grass Valley, CA	Hydroelectric	10 MW	Yuba County Water Agency

Power generation near this area

There are 49 power plants within 50 miles of Meadow Valley, California (ZIP 95956), with a combined 2,303 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 40 of the 49 nearby plants. The closest plant is Sierra Pacific Quincy Facility at 8.1 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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