Power plants in Santa Barbara County, California
12 operating power plants in Santa Barbara County, California, with 313 MW of nameplate capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.
Plants
12
Nameplate capacity
313 MW
Net generation, 2025
333 GWh
9 of 12 plants reported
Largest power plants in Santa Barbara County
| # | Plant | MW | GWh, 2025 | Capacity factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strauss Wind FarmWind | 95 | 224 | 26.9% |
| 2 | Goleta Energy Storage, LLCBattery storage | 60 | −7.1 | – |
| 3 | EllwoodNatural gas | 58 | 0.3 | 0.1% |
| 4 | Cuyama Solar, LLCSolar | 40 | 63.2 | 18.0% |
| 5 | Vandenberg Solar ProjectSolar | 25 | 39.5 | 17.8% |
| 6 | Painter Energy StorageBattery storage | 10 | – | – |
| 7 | VallecitoBattery storage | 10 | −1.8 | – |
| 8 | Santa Barbara ReSource CenterLandfill gas and biomass | 5.8 | 8.7 | 17.2% |
| 9 | SEPV Cuyama HybridSolar and battery storage | 4.6 | 3.3 | 25.7% |
| 10 | Broadway 3 - UCSB Lot 38Solar | 1.8 | 2.6 | 16.4% |
| 11 | J&A-Santa Maria II LLCLandfill gas | 1.4 | – | – |
| 12 | Santa Maria LFG Power PlantLandfill gas | 1.1 | – | – |
MW is the nameplate capacity of operating generators and batteries. Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24, and EIA-923 2025. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources
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