705th largest plant in California · 4891st nationally
Sierra Pacific Lincoln Facility is a biomass power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 19.2 MW. It generates roughly 87.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 8,368 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 52% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (19.2 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Sierra Pacific Lincoln Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Sierra Pacific Industries |
| City | Lincoln |
| County | Placer County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 95648 |
| Coordinates | 38.90320, -121.30970 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN4 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Wood/Wood Waste | 19.2 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| GEN2 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Wood/Wood Waste | 11.5 MW | Retired | 1997 |
| GEN3 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Wood/Wood Waste | 1.5 MW | Retired | 1999 |
| SO₂ | 6 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 24 metric tons |
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 |
Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.