Power Plants Near 96155 — South Lake Tahoe, CA

47 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 96155 (South Lake Tahoe, California). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.8449, -120.0430 · County: El Dorado

Hydroelectric 89%Geothermal 9%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
17.9 mi	Loon Lake Fresh Pond, CA	Hydroelectric	74 MW	Sacramento Municipal Util Dist
18.2 mi	Jones Fork Fresh Pond, CA	Hydroelectric	10 MW	Sacramento Municipal Util Dist
18.4 mi	Robbs Peak Fresh Pond, CA	Hydroelectric	26 MW	Sacramento Municipal Util Dist
21.6 mi	Union Valley Fresh Pond, CA	Hydroelectric	39 MW	Sacramento Municipal Util Dist
25.3 mi	French Meadows Foresthill, CA	Hydroelectric	15 MW	Placer County Water Agency
25.8 mi	Salt Springs Pioneer, CA	Hydroelectric	42 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
26.3 mi	Jaybird Camino, CA	Hydroelectric	162 MW	Sacramento Municipal Util Dist
26.5 mi	Brunswick Carson City, NV	Oil	6 MW	Sierra Pacific Power Co
26.6 mi	Camino Camino, CA	Hydroelectric	158 MW	Sacramento Municipal Util Dist
27.7 mi	Kings Beach Kings Beach, CA	Oil	15 MW	Liberty Utilities (Calpeco Electric) Llc
31.2 mi	El Dorado Pollock Pines, CA	Hydroelectric	20 MW	El Dorado Irrigation District
31.4 mi	Spicer Meadow Project Murphys, CA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Northern California Power Agny
32.2 mi	Middle Fork Foresthill, CA	Hydroelectric	122 MW	Placer County Water Agency
36.6 mi	Tiger Creek Pioneer, CA	Hydroelectric	52 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
38.0 mi	Farad Floriston, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Sierra Pacific Power Co
38.2 mi	Ralston Foresthill, CA	Hydroelectric	79 MW	Placer County Water Agency
38.8 mi	Fleish Fleish, NV	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Truckee Meadows Water Authority
39.2 mi	Steamboat Hills Lp Reno, NV	Geothermal	34 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
39.4 mi	Oxbow (Ca) Foresthill, CA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Placer County Water Agency
39.4 mi	Galena 2 Geothermal Power Plant Reno, NV	Geothermal	17 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
39.8 mi	Rock Creek Lp Placerville, CA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Hydroland Omega Llc
40.1 mi	West Point Ph Pioneer, CA	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
40.5 mi	White Rock/Slab Creek Placerville, CA	Hydroelectric	269 MW	Sacramento Municipal Util Dist
40.6 mi	Verdi Verdi, NV	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Truckee Meadows Water Authority
40.7 mi	Galena 3 Geothermal Power Plant Reno, NV	Geothermal	30 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
40.8 mi	Richard Burdette Geothermal Reno, NV	Geothermal	30 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
40.8 mi	Washoe Verdi, NV	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Truckee Meadows Water Authority
41.0 mi	Steamboat 1 Reno, NV	Geothermal	—	Ormat Nevada Inc
41.0 mi	Steamboat 1a Power Plant Reno, NV	Geothermal	—	Ormat Nevada Inc
41.1 mi	Steamboat Iii Reno, NV	Geothermal	24 MW	Steamboat Development Corp
41.2 mi	Steamboat Ii Reno, NV	Geothermal	24 MW	Steamboat Development Corp
41.3 mi	Donnells None, CA	Hydroelectric	72 MW	Oakdale&south San Joaquin Irrigation D.
41.8 mi	Chili Bar Placerville, CA	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Sacramento Municipal Util Dist
43.3 mi	Stampede Truckee, CA	Hydroelectric	4 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
43.5 mi	El Dorado County Placerville, CA	Solar	2 MW	Skyhigh 2 Solar
44.4 mi	Beardsley None, CA	Hydroelectric	10 MW	Oakdale&south San Joaquin Irrigation D.
45.6 mi	Spring Gap Long Barn, CA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
45.9 mi	Sand Bar Power Plant Stanislaus Ntl. Fores, CA	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Tri-Dam Power Authority
46.3 mi	Spaulding 1 Emigrant Gap, CA	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
46.3 mi	Spaulding 2 Emigrant Gap, CA	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
46.6 mi	Spaulding 3 Emigrant Gap, CA	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
48.2 mi	Drum 1 Alta, CA	Hydroelectric	49 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
48.2 mi	Drum 2 Alta, CA	Hydroelectric	53 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
48.2 mi	Alta Powerhouse Alta, CA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
49.1 mi	Electra Jackson, CA	Hydroelectric	103 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
49.7 mi	Dutch Flat Alta, CA	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
49.7 mi	Dutch Flat 2 Dutch Flat, CA	Hydroelectric	27 MW	Nevada Irrigation District

Power generation near this area

There are 47 power plants within 50 miles of South Lake Tahoe, California (ZIP 96155), with a combined 1,673 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 36 of the 47 nearby plants. The closest plant is Loon Lake at 17.9 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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