Sierra Pacific Quincy Facility
Other power plant · Plumas County, California
Nameplate capacity
35 MW
Rank in California
#535
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2018
May 2018
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Operator
- Sierra Pacific Industries
- County
- Plumas County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among other plants in California
- #34 of 152
- EIA plant code
- 50112
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN3 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | 35 MW | 24 MW | 2018 | 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
| Kingsburg Cogen | Natural gas | 36 MW |
| Brea Expansion Plant | Other | 36 MW |
| Paulsell | Solar | 35 MW |
| Oak Creek Energy Systems I | Wind | 35 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 35 MW solar plant and a 35 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