588th largest plant in California · 4464th nationally
Sunshine Gas Producers is a biomass power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 23.0 MW. It generates roughly 112.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 10,747 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 56% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Sunshine Gas Producers |
|---|---|
| Operator | Sunshine Gas Producers Llc |
| City | Sylmar |
| County | Los Angeles County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 91342 |
| Coordinates | 34.33568, -118.51919 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 4.6 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| 2 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 4.6 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| 3 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 4.6 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| 4 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 4.6 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| 5 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 4.6 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| SO₂ | 26 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.