Santa Cruz Energy
Other power plant · Santa Cruz County, California
Nameplate capacity
1.6 MW
Rank in California
#1506
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2009
November 2009
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Landfill Gas
- Operator
- Santa Cruz Energy LLC
- County
- Santa Cruz County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among other plants in California
- #132 of 152
- EIA plant code
- 57876
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNT1 | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | 1.5 MW | 2009 | 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
| Phoenix | Hydro | 1.6 MW |
| Robert O Schulz Solar Farm | Solar | 1.6 MW |
| Sonoma Central Landfill Phase III | Other | 1.6 MW |
| Sunnyvale City of WPCP | Other | 1.6 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 1.6 MW solar plant and a 1.6 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