Power Plants Near 96124 — Calpine, CA

52 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 96124 (Calpine, California). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.6139, -120.4046 · County: Sierra

Natural Gas 45%Hydroelectric 39%Solar 8%Geothermal 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
10.0 mi	Haypress Sierra City, CA	Hydroelectric	10 MW	Eif Haypress Llc
14.4 mi	Portola Portola, CA	Oil	—	Sierra Pacific Power Co
17.5 mi	Bowman Nevada City, CA	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
18.8 mi	Stampede Truckee, CA	Hydroelectric	4 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
22.7 mi	Spaulding 3 Emigrant Gap, CA	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
23.7 mi	Spaulding 1 Emigrant Gap, CA	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
23.8 mi	Spaulding 2 Emigrant Gap, CA	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
25.4 mi	Farad Floriston, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Sierra Pacific Power Co
31.3 mi	Drum 2 Alta, CA	Hydroelectric	53 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
31.4 mi	Drum 1 Alta, CA	Hydroelectric	49 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
32.0 mi	Deer Creek Ph Nevada City, CA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
32.4 mi	Kings Beach Kings Beach, CA	Oil	15 MW	Liberty Utilities (Calpeco Electric) Llc
32.8 mi	Valley Road Reno, NV	Oil	—	Sierra Pacific Power Co
34.8 mi	Alta Powerhouse Alta, CA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
35.1 mi	Sierra Pacific Quincy Facility Quincy, CA	Biomass	35 MW	Sierra Pacific Industries
35.7 mi	Dutch Flat 2 Dutch Flat, CA	Hydroelectric	27 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
35.8 mi	Dutch Flat Alta, CA	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
36.8 mi	Scott Flat Nevada City, CA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
37.0 mi	French Meadows Foresthill, CA	Hydroelectric	15 MW	Placer County Water Agency
37.3 mi	Deadwood Creek Dobbins, CA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Hydro Sierra Energy, Llc
37.9 mi	Steamboat 1 Reno, NV	Geothermal	—	Ormat Nevada Inc
37.9 mi	Steamboat 1a Power Plant Reno, NV	Geothermal	—	Ormat Nevada Inc
37.9 mi	Richard Burdette Geothermal Reno, NV	Geothermal	30 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
37.9 mi	Steamboat Hills Lp Reno, NV	Geothermal	34 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
38.0 mi	Galena 2 Geothermal Power Plant Reno, NV	Geothermal	17 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
38.1 mi	Sly Creek Forbestown, CA	Hydroelectric	12 MW	South Feather Water And Power Agency
38.2 mi	Steamboat Iii Reno, NV	Geothermal	24 MW	Steamboat Development Corp
38.2 mi	Steamboat Ii Reno, NV	Geothermal	24 MW	Steamboat Development Corp
38.3 mi	Galena 3 Geothermal Power Plant Reno, NV	Geothermal	30 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
39.2 mi	Fish Springs Reno, NV	Solar	125 MW	Fish Springs Ranch Solar, Llc
39.8 mi	Chicago Park Colfax, CA	Hydroelectric	44 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
39.9 mi	Psrec/Siad Solar Herlong, CA	Solar	3 MW	Plumas Sierra Rural Electric Coop
41.3 mi	Loma Rica Hydroelectric Powerhouse Grass Valley, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Nevada Irrigation District
42.0 mi	Middle Fork Foresthill, CA	Hydroelectric	122 MW	Placer County Water Agency
42.6 mi	Waste Management Lockwood Lfgte Sparks, NV	Biomass	3 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
42.8 mi	Woodleaf Forbestown, CA	Hydroelectric	67 MW	South Feather Water And Power Agency
43.8 mi	Loon Lake Fresh Pond, CA	Hydroelectric	74 MW	Sacramento Municipal Util Dist
44.2 mi	Rollins Colfax, CA	Hydroelectric	12 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
45.7 mi	Ralston Foresthill, CA	Hydroelectric	79 MW	Placer County Water Agency
46.0 mi	Oxbow (Ca) Foresthill, CA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Placer County Water Agency
46.3 mi	Colgate Dobbins, CA	Hydroelectric	315 MW	Yuba County Water Agency
46.8 mi	Forbestown Forbestown, CA	Hydroelectric	42 MW	South Feather Water And Power Agency
47.0 mi	Turquoise Nevada, Llc Sparks, NV	Solar	60 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
47.0 mi	Tracy Sparks, NV	Natural Gas	1,033 MW	Sierra Pacific Power Co
47.1 mi	Turquoise Liberty Solar Sparks, NV	Solar	10 MW	Liberty Utilities (Calpeco Electric) Llc
47.4 mi	Brunswick Carson City, NV	Oil	6 MW	Sierra Pacific Power Co
47.6 mi	Kanaka Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
47.7 mi	Western 102 Power Plant Mccarran, NV	Natural Gas	119 MW	Nevada Gold Mines
48.4 mi	Verdi Verdi, NV	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Truckee Meadows Water Authority
48.9 mi	Fleish Fleish, NV	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Truckee Meadows Water Authority
49.6 mi	Robbs Peak Fresh Pond, CA	Hydroelectric	26 MW	Sacramento Municipal Util Dist
49.9 mi	Washoe Verdi, NV	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Truckee Meadows Water Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 52 power plants within 50 miles of Calpine, California (ZIP 96124), with a combined 2,584 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 32 of the 52 nearby plants. The closest plant is Haypress at 10.0 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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