Power Plants Near 96125 — Sierra City, CA

60 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 96125 (Sierra City, California). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.5936, -120.6269 · County: Sierra

Hydroelectric 88%Geothermal 6%Solar 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.1 mi	Haypress Sierra City, CA	Hydroelectric	10 MW	Eif Haypress Llc
10.1 mi	Bowman Nevada City, CA	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
17.7 mi	Spaulding 3 Emigrant Gap, CA	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
17.7 mi	Portola Portola, CA	Oil	—	Sierra Pacific Power Co
18.6 mi	Spaulding 1 Emigrant Gap, CA	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
18.6 mi	Spaulding 2 Emigrant Gap, CA	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
23.5 mi	Deer Creek Ph Nevada City, CA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
24.4 mi	Drum 2 Alta, CA	Hydroelectric	53 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
24.4 mi	Drum 1 Alta, CA	Hydroelectric	49 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
25.4 mi	Deadwood Creek Dobbins, CA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Hydro Sierra Energy, Llc
26.2 mi	Sly Creek Forbestown, CA	Hydroelectric	12 MW	South Feather Water And Power Agency
27.6 mi	Scott Flat Nevada City, CA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
27.7 mi	Alta Powerhouse Alta, CA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
28.2 mi	Dutch Flat 2 Dutch Flat, CA	Hydroelectric	27 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
28.3 mi	Dutch Flat Alta, CA	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
28.3 mi	Sierra Pacific Quincy Facility Quincy, CA	Biomass	35 MW	Sierra Pacific Industries
29.1 mi	Stampede Truckee, CA	Hydroelectric	4 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
30.9 mi	Woodleaf Forbestown, CA	Hydroelectric	67 MW	South Feather Water And Power Agency
32.0 mi	Chicago Park Colfax, CA	Hydroelectric	44 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
32.1 mi	Loma Rica Hydroelectric Powerhouse Grass Valley, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Nevada Irrigation District
34.8 mi	Forbestown Forbestown, CA	Hydroelectric	42 MW	South Feather Water And Power Agency
35.1 mi	Farad Floriston, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Sierra Pacific Power Co
35.2 mi	Colgate Dobbins, CA	Hydroelectric	315 MW	Yuba County Water Agency
35.7 mi	Kanaka Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
36.2 mi	Rollins Colfax, CA	Hydroelectric	12 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
37.5 mi	French Meadows Foresthill, CA	Hydroelectric	15 MW	Placer County Water Agency
39.3 mi	Middle Fork Foresthill, CA	Hydroelectric	122 MW	Placer County Water Agency
40.0 mi	Kings Beach Kings Beach, CA	Oil	15 MW	Liberty Utilities (Calpeco Electric) Llc
40.2 mi	Grizzly N/A, CA	Hydroelectric	22 MW	City Of Santa Clara - (Ca)
41.3 mi	Ralston Foresthill, CA	Hydroelectric	79 MW	Placer County Water Agency
41.3 mi	Oxbow (Ca) Foresthill, CA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Placer County Water Agency
42.2 mi	Narrows 2 Browns Valley, CA	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Yuba County Water Agency
42.4 mi	Narrows Ph Grass Valley, CA	Hydroelectric	10 MW	Yuba County Water Agency
43.2 mi	Bucks Creek Storrie, CA	Hydroelectric	66 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
43.7 mi	Belden Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	118 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
43.7 mi	Oak Flat Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
43.8 mi	Rock Creek Storrie, CA	Hydroelectric	126 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
43.8 mi	Caribou 1 Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	74 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
43.9 mi	Caribou 2 Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	118 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
44.2 mi	Rock Creek Dam Storrie, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
44.4 mi	Valley Road Reno, NV	Oil	—	Sierra Pacific Power Co
44.6 mi	Cresta Storrie, CA	Hydroelectric	74 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
45.2 mi	Loon Lake Fresh Pond, CA	Hydroelectric	74 MW	Sacramento Municipal Util Dist
45.7 mi	Poe Storrie, CA	Hydroelectric	143 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
46.2 mi	Edward C Hyatt Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	644 MW	California Dept. Of Water Resources
46.2 mi	Kelly Ridge Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	10 MW	South Feather Water And Power Agency
46.5 mi	Combie South Auburn, CA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
46.8 mi	Psrec/Siad Solar Herlong, CA	Solar	3 MW	Plumas Sierra Rural Electric Coop
48.0 mi	Fish Springs Reno, NV	Solar	125 MW	Fish Springs Ranch Solar, Llc
48.4 mi	Steamboat Hills Lp Reno, NV	Geothermal	34 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
48.4 mi	Galena 2 Geothermal Power Plant Reno, NV	Geothermal	17 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
48.6 mi	Steamboat 1 Reno, NV	Geothermal	—	Ormat Nevada Inc
48.6 mi	Steamboat 1a Power Plant Reno, NV	Geothermal	—	Ormat Nevada Inc
48.6 mi	Richard Burdette Geothermal Reno, NV	Geothermal	30 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
48.9 mi	Steamboat Iii Reno, NV	Geothermal	24 MW	Steamboat Development Corp
48.9 mi	Steamboat Ii Reno, NV	Geothermal	24 MW	Steamboat Development Corp
48.9 mi	Galena 3 Geothermal Power Plant Reno, NV	Geothermal	30 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
49.2 mi	Thermalito Diverson Dam Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	California Dept. Of Water Resources
49.3 mi	Halsey Auburn, CA	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
50.0 mi	Robbs Peak Fresh Pond, CA	Hydroelectric	26 MW	Sacramento Municipal Util Dist

Power generation near this area

There are 60 power plants within 50 miles of Sierra City, California (ZIP 96125), with a combined 2,817 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 46 of the 60 nearby plants. The closest plant is Haypress at 3.1 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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