Santa Maria LFG Power Plant
Other power plant · Santa Barbara County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Landfill Gas
- Operator
- J&A-Santa Maria LLC
- County
- Santa Barbara County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among other plants in California
- #144 of 152
- EIA plant code
- 57100
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EN01 | Landfill Gas | 1.1 MW | 1.0 MW | 2008 | 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 1.1 MW solar plant and a 1.1 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