Nameplate capacity
36 MW
Rank in California
#532
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1989
July 1989
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Operator
- HL Power Company
- County
- Lassen County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among other plants in California
- #32 of 152
- EIA plant code
- 10777
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | 36 MW | 30 MW | 1989 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in California
| Chula Vista Energy Center | Natural gas | 37 MW |
| FPL Energy Montezuma Winds LLC | Wind | 37 MW |
| Kingsburg Cogen | Natural gas | 36 MW |
| Brea Expansion Plant | Other | 36 MW |
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 36 MW solar plant and a 36 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