Lincoln Landfill
Other power plant · Placer County, California
Nameplate capacity
4.8 MW
Rank in California
#1047
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2004
November 2004
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Landfill Gas
- Operator
- Energy 2001 Inc
- County
- Placer County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among other plants in California
- #97 of 152
- EIA plant code
- 57988
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN 5 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| GEN 6 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| GEN1 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| GEN4 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2012 | 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 4.8 MW solar plant and a 4.8 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