Plant No 1 Orange County
A 7.5 MW biomass power plant in Orange, California, owned by Orange County Sanitation Dist, commissioned in 1993.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 50696Biomass
Nameplate capacity
7.5 MW
Primary fuel
Biomass
Commissioned
1993
Owner
Orange County Sanitation Dist
Location
Orange, California
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
40.3 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Other Waste Biomass
Units
3
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 38.4 | |
| 2016 | 38.6 | |
| 2017 | 42.3 | |
| 2018 | 42.5 | |
| 2019 | 39.9 | |
| 2020 | 34 | |
| 2021 | 34.1 | |
| 2022 | 39.9 | |
| 2023 | 39.3 | |
| 2024 | 40.3 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCSD | Storage | 4.9 MW | ~0 km |
| Orange Coast College PH2 Solar Project | Solar | 5.2 MW | ~3 km |
| DATS | Storage | 1 MW | ~5 km |
| DESI-2 Battery Storage Facility | Storage | 1.4 MW | ~5 km |
| Plant No 2 Orange County | Biomass | 16 MW | ~6 km |
| AES Huntington Beach Energy Project | Natural Gas | 699.2 MW | ~7 km |
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