GREENLEAF 1 POWER PLANT
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 66 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Sutter County
- Operator
- CALPINE CORP-YUBA CITY
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2022
- EIA plant ID
- 10350
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 4.1 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 0.7%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 39.0529, -121.6961
GREENLEAF 1 POWER PLANT, a 66 MW Natural Gas power plant in Sutter County, California. Operated by CALPINE CORP-YUBA CITY, commissioned 2022.
How GREENLEAF 1 POWER PLANT compares
With 66 MW of capacity, GREENLEAF 1 POWER PLANT ranks 207th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 76th of the 190 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.2% of California's operating Natural Gas capacity and under 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 755th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2022, it is newer than 99% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, CALPINE CORP-YUBA CITY, runs 4 operating plants in California totaling 210 MW. It shares Sutter County with 5 other operating plants, including SUTTER ENERGY CENTER and GREENLEAF 2 POWER PLANT.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 70 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 4.1 GWh in 2024 (a 0.7% capacity factor).
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is SUTTER (230 kV), about 0.2 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, about 0.1 miles away. Another 12 operating power plants totaling 1,051 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is SUTTER ENERGY CENTER (636 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 2 mapped data centers; the nearest is RagingWire CA2 - NTT in Sacramento, about 29.9 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
GREENLEAF 1 POWER PLANT is a 66 MW natural gas power plant in Sutter County, CA, operated by CALPINE CORP-YUBA CITY, commissioned in 2022. Sutter County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.1 of 5 at the 3rd national percentile. Earthquake is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 93rd percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Sutter County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 0.04 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.61 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 7.7 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.08 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 8.4 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 1st | 1.1 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Hail | Very Low | 1st | 1.0 of 5 | 0.08 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 0th | 1.0 of 5 | 0.22 |
Perils not assessed in Sutter County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Ice storm | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Sutter County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.