Power plant · California, United States
Diablo Canyon Power Plant
Diablo Canyon Power Plant is a nuclear power plant in California, United States, with 2,323 MW of capacity, owned by Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | California | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1985 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2,323 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Nuclear | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 500 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 35.2115, -120.8555 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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Diablo Canyon is the largest of 63 power plants in California and the 50th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 2,323 MW is 0.25% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 1st of 63 | 40,999 MW | 5.7% |
| United States | 50th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | 0.25% |
| All power plants in our data | 78th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | 0.12% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital West Data Center | Data center | — | — | 20 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
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- Helms Pumped Storage1,053 MW
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- Sunrise Power LLC685 MW
Other power plants in California
- Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant Hybrid1,848 MW
- Haynes1,739 MW
- Castaic1,682 MW
- Ormond Beach1,612 MW
- Geysers Unit 5-201,236 MW
- La Paloma Generating Plant1,156 MW
- AES Alamitos LLC1,115 MW
- Helms Pumped Storage1,053 MW
Data on this page
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
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