Sierra Pacific Burney Facility
Other power plant · Shasta County, California
Nameplate capacity
20 MW
Rank in California
#697
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1986
October 1986
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Operator
- Sierra Pacific Industries
- County
- Shasta County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among other plants in California
- #55 of 152
- EIA plant code
- 50110
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | 20 MW | 19 MW | 1986 | 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 20 MW solar plant and a 20 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