STOCKTON BIOMASS

How STOCKTON BIOMASS compares

With 54 MW of capacity, STOCKTON BIOMASS ranks 238th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 3rd of the 47 operating Biomass plants in the state. It accounts for about 6.7% of California's operating Biomass capacity and under 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 68th-largest of the 350 operating Biomass plants in the database. Commissioned in 1987, it is older than 69% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares San Joaquin County with 13 other operating plants, including TRACY COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT and RIPON GENERATION STATION.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 54 MW of nameplate capacity, all wood/wood waste biomass technology. Net generation was 343 GWh in 2024 (a 72% capacity factor), down 4% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is ROBERTSON, under 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, about 1.6 miles away. Another 26 operating power plants totaling 2,427 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MARSH LANDING GENERATING STATION (828 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 7 mapped data centers; the nearest is 801 Tenth Street Modesto (Ayera) in Modesto, about 27.8 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