Power Plants Near 95973 — Chico, CA

58 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 95973 (Chico, California). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.8032, -121.8673 · County: Butte

Hydroelectric 66%Natural Gas 30%Biomass 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
4.3 mi	Enloe Medical - Chico Chico, CA	Natural Gas	2 MW	Bloom Energy
6.1 mi	Sierra Nevada Brewing Co Hybrid Chico, CA	Natural Gas	4 MW	Sierra Nevada Brewing Co
11.2 mi	Centerville Ph Chico, CA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
11.5 mi	Ameresco Butte County Paradise, CA	Biomass	2 MW	Ameresco Butte County Llc
13.3 mi	Forks Of Butte Hydro Project Magalia, CA	Hydroelectric	15 MW	Hypower Energy, Llc
13.3 mi	De Sabla Magalia, CA	Hydroelectric	18 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
15.8 mi	Toadtown Magalia, CA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
16.0 mi	Butte College Main Campus Solar Oroville, CA	Solar	4 MW	Butte-Glenn Community College District
17.3 mi	Lime Saddle Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
17.9 mi	Adapture Ca2, Llc Orland, CA	Solar	2 MW	Adapture Renewables, Inc.
19.7 mi	Coal Canyon Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
21.8 mi	Poe Storrie, CA	Hydroelectric	143 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
23.6 mi	Thermalito Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	115 MW	California Dept. Of Water Resources
24.3 mi	Cresta Storrie, CA	Hydroelectric	74 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
24.7 mi	Black Butte Orland, CA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	City Of Santa Clara - (Ca)
25.5 mi	Thermalito Diverson Dam Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	California Dept. Of Water Resources
26.9 mi	Edward C Hyatt Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	644 MW	California Dept. Of Water Resources
26.9 mi	Oroville Cogeneration Lp Oroville, CA	Natural Gas	8 MW	Apex Power Generation Corp.
27.4 mi	Kelly Ridge Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	10 MW	South Feather Water And Power Agency
27.4 mi	Foundation Wal-Mart Red Bluff Red Bluff, CA	Wind	1 MW	Foundation Ca Fund Vi Manager Llc
27.9 mi	Sierra Pacific Industries (2042-Rd) Red Bluff, CA	Solar	8 MW	Sierra Pacific Industries
28.6 mi	Rock Creek Storrie, CA	Hydroelectric	126 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
29.6 mi	Bucks Creek Storrie, CA	Hydroelectric	66 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
30.1 mi	Red Bluff Red Bluff, CA	Natural Gas	46 MW	California Power Holdings Llc
31.3 mi	Gridley Main Gridley, CA	Solar	1 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
31.3 mi	Gridley Main Two Gridley, CA	Solar	3 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
31.8 mi	Grizzly N/A, CA	Hydroelectric	22 MW	City Of Santa Clara - (Ca)
33.5 mi	Rock Creek Dam Storrie, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
34.7 mi	Kanaka Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
35.7 mi	Belden Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	118 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
35.8 mi	Forbestown Forbestown, CA	Hydroelectric	42 MW	South Feather Water And Power Agency
36.9 mi	2127 Harris Solar Project Live Oak, CA	Solar	1 MW	Solarenewal Llc
37.0 mi	Colusa Generating Station Maxwell, CA	Natural Gas	712 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
38.4 mi	Stony Gorge Elk Creek, CA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	City Of Santa Clara - (Ca)
39.3 mi	Woodleaf Forbestown, CA	Hydroelectric	67 MW	South Feather Water And Power Agency
40.9 mi	South Manton, CA	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
41.6 mi	Inskip Manton, CA	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
41.9 mi	Oak Flat Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
42.6 mi	Sly Creek Forbestown, CA	Hydroelectric	12 MW	South Feather Water And Power Agency
42.8 mi	Caribou 2 Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	118 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
42.8 mi	Caribou 1 Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	74 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
43.7 mi	Coleman Ph Anderson, CA	Hydroelectric	12 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
44.1 mi	Butt Valley Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	40 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
44.8 mi	Volta 2 Manton, CA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
45.0 mi	Tierra Buena Energy Storage Yuba City, CA	Other Fossil	5 MW	Vesi 10 Llc
45.2 mi	Deadwood Creek Dobbins, CA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Hydro Sierra Energy, Llc
45.3 mi	Ponderosa Bailey Creek Manton, CA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Snow Mountain Hydro Llc
45.3 mi	Volta 1 Manton, CA	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
47.4 mi	Abel Road Bioenergy Williams, CA	Biomass	4 MW	Acc Renewable Resources
47.5 mi	Yuba City Energy Center Yuba City, CA	Natural Gas	47 MW	Calpine Corp-Yuba City
47.6 mi	Yuba City Cogen Partners Yuba City, CA	Natural Gas	50 MW	Wellhead Services, Inc
47.6 mi	Greenleaf 2 Power Plant Yuba City, CA	Natural Gas	50 MW	Greenleaf Energy Llc
47.7 mi	Collins Pine Project Chester, CA	Biomass	5 MW	Collins Pine Co
48.4 mi	Wheelabrator Shasta Anderson, CA	Biomass	55 MW	Shasta Sustainable Resource Management, Inc.
48.6 mi	Colgate Dobbins, CA	Hydroelectric	315 MW	Yuba County Water Agency
48.6 mi	Wheelabrator Lassen Anderson, CA	Natural Gas	—	Wheelabrator Environmental Systems
49.9 mi	Wadham Energy Lp Williams, CA	Biomass	29 MW	Wadham Energy Ltd Partners
49.9 mi	Feather River Energy Center Yuba City, CA	Natural Gas	47 MW	Calpine Corp-Yuba City

Power generation near this area

There are 58 power plants within 50 miles of Chico, California (ZIP 95973), with a combined 3,169 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 35 of the 58 nearby plants. The closest plant is Enloe Medical - Chico at 4.3 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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