1063rd largest plant in California · 8311th nationally
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co Hybrid is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 4.2 MW. It generates roughly 9.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 885 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 25% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 594 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Sierra Nevada Brewing Co Hybrid |
|---|---|
| Operator | Sierra Nevada Brewing Co |
| City | Chico |
| County | Butte County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 95928 |
| Coordinates | 39.72417, -121.81528 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COGN | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| SOLR | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 1.7 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| FCE | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 1.0 MW | Retired | 2005 |
| BESS | Batteries | Battery | 0.5 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| CO₂ | 2.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 8 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 594 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | California Independent System Operator |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.