Power Plants Near 96117 — Litchfield, CA

15 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 96117 (Litchfield, California). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.4073, -120.4092 · County: Lassen

Hydroelectric 48%Solar 27%Biomass 15%Geothermal 8%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.6 mi	High Sierra Cogeneration Plant Susanville, CA	Natural Gas	6 MW	Plumas Sierra Rural Electric Coop
8.1 mi	Hl Power Wendel, CA	Biomass	36 MW	Hl Power Company
8.1 mi	Hl Solar Wendel, CA	Solar	8 MW	Hl Solar Llc
17.6 mi	Amedee Geothermal Venture I Amedee, CA	Geothermal	3 MW	Hays Ranches, Llc
23.3 mi	Psrec/Siad Solar Herlong, CA	Solar	3 MW	Plumas Sierra Rural Electric Coop
32.5 mi	Fish Springs Reno, NV	Solar	125 MW	Fish Springs Ranch Solar, Llc
37.1 mi	Hamilton Branch Peninsula Village, CA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
40.9 mi	Portola Portola, CA	Oil	—	Sierra Pacific Power Co
41.6 mi	Sierra Pacific Quincy Facility Quincy, CA	Biomass	35 MW	Sierra Pacific Industries
44.2 mi	Butt Valley Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	40 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
44.6 mi	Collins Pine Project Chester, CA	Biomass	5 MW	Collins Pine Co
44.9 mi	Caribou 1 Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	74 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
44.9 mi	Caribou 2 Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	118 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
45.8 mi	Oak Flat Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
49.9 mi	North Valley Gerlach, NV	Geothermal	37 MW	North Valley

Power generation near this area

There are 15 power plants within 50 miles of Litchfield, California (ZIP 96117), with a combined 496 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 15 nearby plants. The closest plant is High Sierra Cogeneration Plant at 3.6 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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