Power Plants Near 96122 — Portola, CA

50 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 96122 (Portola, California). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.8105, -120.4691 · County: Plumas

Hydroelectric 72%Geothermal 12%Solar 10%Biomass 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
0.5 mi	Portola Portola, CA	Oil	—	Sierra Pacific Power Co
17.9 mi	Haypress Sierra City, CA	Hydroelectric	10 MW	Eif Haypress Llc
25.0 mi	Sierra Pacific Quincy Facility Quincy, CA	Biomass	35 MW	Sierra Pacific Industries
26.9 mi	Bowman Nevada City, CA	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
29.8 mi	Psrec/Siad Solar Herlong, CA	Solar	3 MW	Plumas Sierra Rural Electric Coop
30.5 mi	Stampede Truckee, CA	Hydroelectric	4 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
31.9 mi	Fish Springs Reno, NV	Solar	125 MW	Fish Springs Ranch Solar, Llc
33.8 mi	Spaulding 3 Emigrant Gap, CA	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
34.9 mi	Spaulding 1 Emigrant Gap, CA	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
34.9 mi	Spaulding 2 Emigrant Gap, CA	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
37.3 mi	Farad Floriston, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Sierra Pacific Power Co
38.1 mi	Sly Creek Forbestown, CA	Hydroelectric	12 MW	South Feather Water And Power Agency
38.6 mi	Deadwood Creek Dobbins, CA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Hydro Sierra Energy, Llc
39.0 mi	Amedee Geothermal Venture I Amedee, CA	Geothermal	3 MW	Hays Ranches, Llc
40.0 mi	Hl Power Wendel, CA	Biomass	36 MW	Hl Power Company
40.2 mi	Valley Road Reno, NV	Oil	—	Sierra Pacific Power Co
40.4 mi	Hl Solar Wendel, CA	Solar	8 MW	Hl Solar Llc
40.7 mi	Deer Creek Ph Nevada City, CA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
40.7 mi	Caribou 1 Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	74 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
40.8 mi	Caribou 2 Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	118 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
41.0 mi	Oak Flat Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
41.4 mi	Drum 2 Alta, CA	Hydroelectric	53 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
41.4 mi	Drum 1 Alta, CA	Hydroelectric	49 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
41.6 mi	High Sierra Cogeneration Plant Susanville, CA	Natural Gas	6 MW	Plumas Sierra Rural Electric Coop
42.9 mi	Woodleaf Forbestown, CA	Hydroelectric	67 MW	South Feather Water And Power Agency
43.3 mi	Grizzly N/A, CA	Hydroelectric	22 MW	City Of Santa Clara - (Ca)
43.5 mi	Belden Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	118 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
44.6 mi	Scott Flat Nevada City, CA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
44.8 mi	Alta Powerhouse Alta, CA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
44.8 mi	Rock Creek Dam Storrie, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
45.3 mi	Dutch Flat 2 Dutch Flat, CA	Hydroelectric	27 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
45.4 mi	Dutch Flat Alta, CA	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
45.6 mi	Kings Beach Kings Beach, CA	Oil	15 MW	Liberty Utilities (Calpeco Electric) Llc
45.6 mi	Hamilton Branch Peninsula Village, CA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
45.8 mi	Butt Valley Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	40 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
46.1 mi	Bucks Creek Storrie, CA	Hydroelectric	66 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
46.6 mi	Forbestown Forbestown, CA	Hydroelectric	42 MW	South Feather Water And Power Agency
46.9 mi	Rock Creek Storrie, CA	Hydroelectric	126 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
47.3 mi	Kanaka Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
47.7 mi	Steamboat 1 Reno, NV	Geothermal	—	Ormat Nevada Inc
47.7 mi	Steamboat 1a Power Plant Reno, NV	Geothermal	—	Ormat Nevada Inc
47.8 mi	Richard Burdette Geothermal Reno, NV	Geothermal	30 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
48.0 mi	Steamboat Ii Reno, NV	Geothermal	24 MW	Steamboat Development Corp
48.0 mi	Steamboat Iii Reno, NV	Geothermal	24 MW	Steamboat Development Corp
48.2 mi	Galena 3 Geothermal Power Plant Reno, NV	Geothermal	30 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
48.2 mi	Galena 2 Geothermal Power Plant Reno, NV	Geothermal	17 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
48.2 mi	Steamboat Hills Lp Reno, NV	Geothermal	34 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
49.2 mi	Chicago Park Colfax, CA	Hydroelectric	44 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
49.2 mi	Loma Rica Hydroelectric Powerhouse Grass Valley, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Nevada Irrigation District
49.9 mi	Cresta Storrie, CA	Hydroelectric	74 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Power generation near this area

There are 50 power plants within 50 miles of Portola, California (ZIP 96122), with a combined 1,393 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 32 of the 50 nearby plants. The closest plant is Portola at 0.5 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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