Santa Barbara ReSource Center
Other power plant · Santa Barbara County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Landfill Gas
- Operator
- County of Santa Barbara
- County
- Santa Barbara County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in California
- #91 of 152
- EIA plant code
- 63094
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G100 | Landfill Gas | 1.4 MW | 1.4 MW | 2021 | Operating |
| G200 | Landfill Gas | 1.4 MW | 1.4 MW | 2021 | Operating |
| SBAD1 | Other Waste Biomass | 1.1 MW | 1.1 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| SBAD2 | Other Waste Biomass | 1.1 MW | 1.1 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| SOLAR | Solar Photovoltaic | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2021 | 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
| Spicer Meadow Project | Hydro | 5.9 MW |
| HEBT Irvine 2 | Battery storage | 5.8 MW |
| Community Solar 1 | Solar | 5.7 MW |
| Drop 1 | Hydro | 5.7 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 5.8 MW solar plant and a 5.8 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