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Landfill Gas Power Plants in California
U.S. Energy Information Administration (Forms EIA-860/860M).
Power plants
39
Total nameplate capacity
287 MW
Generating units
108
National rank (landfill gas capacity)
#1
Every landfill gas plant in California
| Plant | Operator | Units | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puente Hills Energy Recovery | Los Angeles County Sanitation | 1 | 50 MW |
| Brea Expansion Plant | Brea Power II | 5 | 35.7 MW |
| Bowerman Power LFG, LLC | Bowerman Power LFG, LLC | 7 | 23.8 MW |
| Sunshine Gas Producers | Sunshine Gas Producers LLC | 5 | 23 MW |
| Kiefer Landfill | Sacramento County of Dpt Waste | 5 | 15.2 MW |
| Ameresco Ox Mountain | AMERESCO Ox Mountain Energy LLC | 6 | 11.4 MW |
| Calabasas Gas to Energy Facility | Los Angeles County Sanitation | 2 | 9.2 MW |
| Potrero Hills Energy Producers | Potrero Hills Energy Producers, LLC | 5 | 8 MW |
| MM San Diego-Miramar | MM San Diego Energy-Miramar | 4 | 7.3 MW |
| MM West Covina | MM West Covina Energy LLC | 1 | 6.8 MW |
| Kiefer Landfill Generating Phase II | NextEra Renewable Fuels, LLC | 2 | 6.2 MW |
| Altamont Gas Recovery | WM Renewable Energy LLC | 2 | 6 MW |
| Santa Barbara ReSource Center | County of Santa Barbara | 5 | 5.8 MW |
| Sycamore Energy LLC | Sycamore Energy LLC | 3 | 5.4 MW |
| Marina Landfill Gas | Monterey Regional Waste Mgmt | 4 | 5.1 MW |
| Lincoln Landfill | Energy 2001 Inc | 6 | 4.8 MW |
| Ameresco San Joaquin | Ameresco San Joaquin, LLC | 2 | 4.4 MW |
| Ameresco Vasco Road | Ameresco Vasco Road, LLC | 2 | 4.4 MW |
| Ameresco Forward | Ameresco Forward, LLC | 2 | 4.4 MW |
| Waste Mangement Redwood LFGTE | WM Renewable Energy LLC | 2 | 4 MW |
| Apple Campus 2 Fuel Cell | Apple, Inc | 1 | 4 MW |
| Ameresco Keller Canyon | AMERESCO Keller Canyon LLC | 2 | 3.8 MW |
| MM Yolo Power | Yolo County Community Services Department | 5 | 3.6 MW |
| G2 Energy Ostrom Road LLC | G2 Energy LLC | 2 | 3.5 MW |
| Sonoma Central Landfill Phase II | County of Sonoma Dept of Trnsp | 4 | 3.2 MW |
| Sonoma Central Landfill Phase I | County of Sonoma Dept of Trnsp | 4 | 3.2 MW |
| Ameresco Santa Cruz Energy | AMERESCO Santa Cruz Energy LLC | 3 | 3 MW |
| MM Lopez Energy | MM Lopez Energy LLC | 1 | 3 MW |
| Nove Power Plant | Nove Investments I LLC | 3 | 3 MW |
| Ameresco Butte County | Ameresco Butte County LLC | 1 | 2.3 MW |
| Whittier LFG Power Plant #1 | J&A-Whittier LLC | 2 | 2.2 MW |
| Sonoma Central Landfill Phase III | County of Sonoma Dept of Trnsp | 2 | 1.6 MW |
| G2 Energy Hay Rd | G2 Energy LLC | 1 | 1.6 MW |
| Santa Cruz Energy | Santa Cruz Energy LLC | 1 | 1.6 MW |
| Cold Canyon 1 | Toro Energy of California SLO | 1 | 1.5 MW |
| Ameresco Johnson Canyon | Ameresco Johnson Canyon LLC | 1 | 1.4 MW |
| J&A-Santa Maria II LLC | J&A-Santa Maria II LLC | 1 | 1.4 MW |
| Toyon Power Station | Toyon Landfill Gas Conversion, LLC | 1 | 1.1 MW |
| Santa Maria LFG Power Plant | J&A-Santa Maria LLC | 1 | 1.1 MW |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Forms EIA-860 and EIA-860M. Nameplate capacity is the maximum rated output of the plant's generators.