Power plant · California, United States
Sutter Energy Center
Sutter Energy Center is a power plant in California, United States, with 636 MW of capacity, owned by Calpine Corp-Sutter.
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 | 2001 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Calpine Corp-Sutter | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Calpine Corp-Sutter | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 636 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 39.0531, -121.6959 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Sutter Energy Center is the 30th-largest of 47 power plants in California and the 558th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 636 MW is <0.1% of the 839,036 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 | 30th of 47 | 38,918 MW | 1.6% |
| United States | 558th of 800 | 839,036 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 606th of 4,829 | 1,037,268 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 35 water rights (27 active, 9,374,249 acre-ft/year), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento River irrigation right A000880A | Water right | 196,725 acre-ft/year | Active | 11 km |
| Sacramento River irrigation right A009760 | Water right | 180,994 acre-ft/year | Active | 11 km |
| Sacramento River irrigation right S020716 | Water right | 289,760 acre-ft/year | Active | 12 km |
Owner, operator and place
Other power plants in California
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- 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
Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- eWRIMS Water Rights List. eWRIMS Water Rights List, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.