Power Plants Near 96126 — Sierraville, CA

55 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 96126 (Sierraville, California). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.5825, -120.3711 · County: Sierra

Natural Gas 44%Hydroelectric 40%Solar 8%Geothermal 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
11.3 mi	Haypress Sierra City, CA	Hydroelectric	10 MW	Eif Haypress Llc
16.2 mi	Stampede Truckee, CA	Hydroelectric	4 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
16.9 mi	Portola Portola, CA	Oil	—	Sierra Pacific Power Co
17.7 mi	Bowman Nevada City, CA	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
22.0 mi	Spaulding 3 Emigrant Gap, CA	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
22.7 mi	Farad Floriston, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Sierra Pacific Power Co
23.0 mi	Spaulding 1 Emigrant Gap, CA	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
23.1 mi	Spaulding 2 Emigrant Gap, CA	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
29.6 mi	Kings Beach Kings Beach, CA	Oil	15 MW	Liberty Utilities (Calpeco Electric) Llc
30.8 mi	Valley Road Reno, NV	Oil	—	Sierra Pacific Power Co
30.8 mi	Drum 2 Alta, CA	Hydroelectric	53 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
30.9 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
34.3 mi	Alta Powerhouse Alta, CA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
34.9 mi	French Meadows Foresthill, CA	Hydroelectric	15 MW	Placer County Water Agency
35.3 mi	Dutch Flat 2 Dutch Flat, CA	Hydroelectric	27 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
35.4 mi	Dutch Flat Alta, CA	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
35.4 mi	Steamboat 1 Reno, NV	Geothermal	—	Ormat Nevada Inc
35.4 mi	Steamboat 1a Power Plant Reno, NV	Geothermal	—	Ormat Nevada Inc
35.4 mi	Steamboat Hills Lp Reno, NV	Geothermal	34 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
35.4 mi	Galena 2 Geothermal Power Plant Reno, NV	Geothermal	17 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
35.4 mi	Richard Burdette Geothermal Reno, NV	Geothermal	30 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
35.7 mi	Steamboat Iii Reno, NV	Geothermal	24 MW	Steamboat Development Corp
35.7 mi	Steamboat Ii Reno, NV	Geothermal	24 MW	Steamboat Development Corp
35.8 mi	Galena 3 Geothermal Power Plant Reno, NV	Geothermal	30 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
36.8 mi	Scott Flat Nevada City, CA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
37.8 mi	Sierra Pacific Quincy Facility Quincy, CA	Biomass	35 MW	Sierra Pacific Industries
38.8 mi	Deadwood Creek Dobbins, CA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Hydro Sierra Energy, Llc
39.4 mi	Chicago Park Colfax, CA	Hydroelectric	44 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
39.9 mi	Sly Creek Forbestown, CA	Hydroelectric	12 MW	South Feather Water And Power Agency
40.0 mi	Fish Springs Reno, NV	Solar	125 MW	Fish Springs Ranch Solar, Llc
40.4 mi	Middle Fork Foresthill, CA	Hydroelectric	122 MW	Placer County Water Agency
40.5 mi	Waste Management Lockwood Lfgte Sparks, NV	Biomass	3 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
41.4 mi	Psrec/Siad Solar Herlong, CA	Solar	3 MW	Plumas Sierra Rural Electric Coop
41.4 mi	Loma Rica Hydroelectric Powerhouse Grass Valley, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Nevada Irrigation District
41.5 mi	Loon Lake Fresh Pond, CA	Hydroelectric	74 MW	Sacramento Municipal Util Dist
43.9 mi	Rollins Colfax, CA	Hydroelectric	12 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
44.4 mi	Woodleaf Forbestown, CA	Hydroelectric	67 MW	South Feather Water And Power Agency
44.4 mi	Ralston Foresthill, CA	Hydroelectric	79 MW	Placer County Water Agency
44.6 mi	Brunswick Carson City, NV	Oil	6 MW	Sierra Pacific Power Co
44.8 mi	Oxbow (Ca) Foresthill, CA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Placer County Water Agency
45.1 mi	Tracy Sparks, NV	Natural Gas	1,033 MW	Sierra Pacific Power Co
45.1 mi	Turquoise Nevada, Llc Sparks, NV	Solar	60 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
45.3 mi	Turquoise Liberty Solar Sparks, NV	Solar	10 MW	Liberty Utilities (Calpeco Electric) Llc
45.8 mi	Western 102 Power Plant Mccarran, NV	Natural Gas	119 MW	Nevada Gold Mines
45.9 mi	Verdi Verdi, NV	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Truckee Meadows Water Authority
46.3 mi	Fleish Fleish, NV	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Truckee Meadows Water Authority
47.1 mi	Colgate Dobbins, CA	Hydroelectric	315 MW	Yuba County Water Agency
47.4 mi	Washoe Verdi, NV	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Truckee Meadows Water Authority
47.4 mi	Robbs Peak Fresh Pond, CA	Hydroelectric	26 MW	Sacramento Municipal Util Dist
48.4 mi	Forbestown Forbestown, CA	Hydroelectric	42 MW	South Feather Water And Power Agency
49.3 mi	Kanaka Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
49.7 mi	Tesla Reno Gigafactory Sparks, NV	Solar	7 MW	Tesla Inc.
49.8 mi	Union Valley Fresh Pond, CA	Hydroelectric	39 MW	Sacramento Municipal Util Dist
49.8 mi	Chukar Battery Energy Storage System Sparks, NV	Other Fossil	10 MW	Nevada Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 55 power plants within 50 miles of Sierraville, California (ZIP 96126), with a combined 2,639 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 33 of the 55 nearby plants. The closest plant is Haypress at 11.3 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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