Wheelabrator Shasta
Other power plant · Shasta County, California
Nameplate capacity
55 MW
Rank in California
#408
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1987
October 1987
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Operator
- Shasta Sustainable Resource Management, Inc.
- County
- Shasta County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among other plants in California
- #19 of 152
- EIA plant code
- 50881
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | 18 MW | 19 MW | 1987 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | 18 MW | 19 MW | 1987 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | 18 MW | 19 MW | 1987 | 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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| John L. Featherstone Plant | Other | 55 MW |
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| Escondido Energy Center | Natural gas | 54 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 55 MW solar plant and a 55 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