Ameresco Butte County
Other power plant · Butte County, California
Nameplate capacity
2.3 MW
Rank in California
#1338
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2013
February 2013
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Landfill Gas
- Operator
- Ameresco Butte County LLC
- County
- Butte County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among other plants in California
- #120 of 152
- EIA plant code
- 57771
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Landfill Gas | 2.3 MW | 2.0 MW | 2013 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 2.3 MW solar plant and a 2.3 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All California power plants · What California actually generates