Substations in California

Bywatts lists 3,000 named substations in California.

227 additional unnamed substations in California appear on the map only.

3,000Named

500Shown

3,227Total (incl. unnamed)

Weather peril risk for California sites

58 California counties carry a FEMA National Risk Index hazard profile, and wildfire is the leading peril in 30 of them. Trinity County ranks highest for modeled catastrophe exposure.

See the full California county weather risk ranking

Source: FEMA National Risk Index, modeled by Bywatts. Full ranking, insurability signal and methodology at the link.

All 3,000 named substations in California

Substation	Voltage class
12TH ST	·
14TH & 52ND	·
24TH & GARDENDALE	·
34TH & E	·
43RD & S. LAND	·
88TH-FRUITRIDGE	·
8TH ST	·
A WHOCH	·
ACER	100-229 kV
ACTION	·
ADELANTO	500-734 kV
ADIN	31-99 kV
ADLER	·
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES	100-229 kV
AEC 2	·
AEC 300	·
AEROJET	·
AGNEW	31-99 kV
AGRICO	·
AGRILINK FOODS	·
AGUA MANSA	·
AIDLIN	100-229 kV
AIDLIN TAP	100-229 kV
AIR LIQUIDE	100-229 kV
AIR PRODUCTS	·
AIR PRODUCTS 1	·
AIR PRODUCTS 2	·
AIRCHEM	31-99 kV
AIRCO	·
AIRPORT	230-344 kV
AIRPORT RD 1	31-99 kV
AIRWAY	230-344 kV
AIRWAYS	100-229 kV
ALAMITOS	230-344 kV
ALAMO	·
ALAMORIO	·
ALBATROSS	31-99 kV
ALBATROSS TAP	31-99 kV
ALDER CREEK	·
ALDER CREEK-BRADSHAW	·
ALESSANDRO	100-229 kV
ALHAMBRA	100-229 kV
ALHAMBRA	100-229 kV
ALHAMBRA TAP 1	100-229 kV
ALHAMBRA TAP 2	100-229 kV
ALLEGHANY	31-99 kV
ALMADEN	31-99 kV
ALMOND-ELM	·
ALON	·
ALPAUGH	·
ALPINE	31-99 kV
ALTAMONT	·
ALTO	31-99 kV
ALTRUS	230-344 kV
AMADOR	·
AMALIA	·
AMARGO	·
AMCO	·
AMD TAP	100-229 kV
AMDEE	31-99 kV
AMERICAN RIVER	·
AMERICAN RIVER PARKWAY	·
AMERON	·
AMES	100-229 kV
AMES DISTRIBUTION	100-229 kV
AMFOR	·
AMMONIA	·
ANATOLIA	·
ANAVERDE	·
ANDERSON	100-229 kV
ANGELS	·
ANGIOLA	·
ANITA	31-99 kV
ANITA	·
ANNAPOLIS	31-99 kV
ANTELOPE	500-734 kV
ANTELOPE	500-734 kV
ANTIOCH	31-99 kV
ANTLER	31-99 kV
ANZA	·
APOLLO	·
APPLE INC	·
APPLE VALLEY	·
APPLIED MATERIALS	100-229 kV
AQUEDUCT	31-99 kV
ARBORS	·
ARBUCKLE	·
ARBURUA	100-229 kV
ARBWIND	·
ARCADE	·
ARCADIA	31-99 kV
ARCATA	·
ARCHIBALD	·
ARCHLINE	·
ARCO	230-344 kV
ARCO	·
ARCO WESTERN ENERGY	·
ARCOGEN	230-344 kV
ARDEN	·
ARDEN	·
ARENA	·
ARLINGTON	31-99 kV
ARMY DEPOT	·
ARPGEN	·
ARRO	·
ARROWHEAD	100-229 kV
ARROWHEAD	100-229 kV
ARROYO	·
ARTESIA	·
ARTESIAN	31-99 kV
ARVIN	·
ARVIN EDISON	·
ASH	·
ASHLAN AVE	·
ASTRO	·
ATHENS	·
ATLANTIC	100-229 kV
ATWATER	100-229 kV
ATWATER TAP	100-229 kV
ATWOOD	·
AUBERRY 1	·
AUBURN	·
AUBURN WATT TAP 1	31-99 kV
AUBURN WATT TAP 2	31-99 kV
AUBURN-WATT	31-99 kV
AUGUST	·
AULD	100-229 kV
AVE 42	·
AVE 48	·
AVE 52	·
AVE 58	·
AVENA	100-229 kV
AVENA TAP 1	100-229 kV
AVENA TAP 2	100-229 kV
AVENAL	·
AVOCADO	31-99 kV
AZUSA	·
AZUSA	·
BADGER CREEK	·
BADGER HILL PUMPS	·
BADILLO	·
BAHIA	230-344 kV
BAILEY	230-344 kV
BAIN	·
BAIR	100-229 kV
BAKER	·
BAKERSFIELD	·
BALCH	230-344 kV
BALCH 1	·
BALFOUR	·
BANCROFT	31-99 kV
BANDINI	·
BANGOR	100-229 kV
BANK C	·
BANK OF AMERICA	100-229 kV
BANNING	100-229 kV
BANNING TAP	100-229 kV
BANTA	31-99 kV
BANTA CARBONA	31-99 kV
BANTA CARBONA TAP	31-99 kV
BANWIND	·
BARD	·
BARKER SLOUGH	·
BARRE	230-344 kV
BARREN RIDGE	230-344 kV
BARRET	·
BARRETT	·
BARRETT	31-99 kV
BARRETT LAKE	·
BARRY	·
BARSTOW	·
BARTOLO	·
BARTON	100-229 kV
BASALT	·
BASELINE	·
BASIC VEGTABLE	·
BASILONE	31-99 kV
BASSETT	·
BASTA	·
BATAVIA	31-99 kV
BATIQUITOS	·
BATTLEWOOD	·
BAY MEADOWS	100-229 kV
BAY POINT	31-99 kV
BAYSHORE	100-229 kV
BAYSIDE	·
BAYWOOD	·
BEALE AFB 1	31-99 kV
BEALE AFB 2	31-99 kV
BEAR	·
BEAR CANYON	230-344 kV
BEAR VALLEY	·
BEARDSLEY	100-229 kV
BEARDSLEY TAP	100-229 kV
BEAUMONT	·
BECKWORTH	31-99 kV
BEECH-GREENBACK	·
BEEJAY	·
BEL VEDERE	·
BELDEN	230-344 kV
BELDING	·
BELL	100-229 kV
BELL COTTAGE	31-99 kV
BELL COTTAGE TAP	31-99 kV
BELL-WINTERS	·
BELLE HAVEN	31-99 kV
BELLOTA	230-344 kV
BELLVUE	100-229 kV
BELMONT	·
BELMONT	100-229 kV
BELMONT	31-99 kV
BELRIDGE 1A	·
BELRIDGE 1B	·
BELTLINE RD	31-99 kV
BENTON	31-99 kV
BERESFORD	31-99 kV
BERKELEY F	31-99 kV
BERNARDO	31-99 kV
BERNARDO TAP	31-99 kV
BERRENDA A	·
BERRENDA C	·
BERRY ST.	·
BERRY STREET	·
BETHANY BYRON	·
BEVERLY	31-99 kV
BICKNELL	·
BIG BAR	31-99 kV
BIG BASIN	·
BIG BEND	100-229 kV
BIG CREEK	31-99 kV
BIG CREEK 1	230-344 kV
BIG CREEK 2	230-344 kV
BIG CREEK 3	230-344 kV
BIG CREEK 4	230-344 kV
BIG CREEK 8	230-344 kV
BIG GEYSERS	230-344 kV
BIG HORN-MEADOWSPRING	·
BIG LAGOON	·
BIG MEADOWS	31-99 kV
BIG OAKS	·
BIG PINE	·
BIG RIVER	31-99 kV
BIG SPRINGS	31-99 kV
BIG VALLEY LUMBER CO	31-99 kV
BIOLA	·
BIRDS LANDING	230-344 kV
BISHOP CREEK 2	·
BISHOP CREEK 3	·
BISHOP CREEK 4	·
BLACK EAGLE-CHRYSTAL BROOK	·
BLACK MEADOWS	·
BLACK MTN.	·
BLACKWELL	·
BLAINE STREET	·
BLISS	·
BLOOMINGTON	·
BLUE CHIP MILLING	·
BLUE LAKE	31-99 kV
BLUE RAVINE	·
BLUE RAVINE-SCHOOL	·
BLUFF COVE	·
BLYTHE	100-229 kV
BLYTHE WALC	·
BO RONDA	·
BOGARD	31-99 kV
BOGUE	100-229 kV
BOLINAS	31-99 kV
BOLLMAN	100-229 kV
BOLLMAN TAP 1	100-229 kV
BOLLMAN TAP 2	100-229 kV
BOLSA	·
BOMBAY	·
BOND-ELK GROVE FLORIN	·
BONDS FLAT	·
BONITA	·
BONITA TAP	·
BONNIE NOOK	100-229 kV
BOOST	·
BORDEN	230-344 kV
BORDER	31-99 kV
BORDER	·
BORDER TAP	31-99 kV
BORDERTOWN	345-499 kV
BOREL	·
BORREGO	·
BORREGO	·
BOSWELL	·
BOSWELL DAIRY AVE	·
BOULDER CREEK	·
BOULEVARD	·
BOVINE	·
BOWL	·
BOWLES	·
BOXWOOD	·
BRADBURY	·
BRADSHAW-GRANT LINE	·
BRAWLEY	·
BREA	·
BREEZE	·
BRENT	·
BREW	·
BREWSTER	·
BRIDGE	·
BRIDGEPORT	·
BRIDGEVILLE	100-229 kV
BRIGATANO	·
BRIGGSMORE	·
BRIGHTON	230-344 kV
BRIGHTON	100-229 kV
BRIONES	31-99 kV
BRITTON	100-229 kV
BROADWAY	31-99 kV
BROCKWAY	31-99 kV
BROKAW	31-99 kV
BROOKHURST	·
BROOKSIDE	31-99 kV
BROWNING	·
BROWNS VALLEY	31-99 kV
BRUCEVILLE	·
BRUNSWICK	31-99 kV
BRYAN	·
BRYMAN	·
BUCK	230-344 kV
BUCKS CREEK	230-344 kV
BUELLTON	·
BUENA VISTA	·
BUENA VISTA PUMPS	·
BULLARD	100-229 kV
BULLIS	·
BUNKER	100-229 kV
BUNKER 2 TAP	100-229 kV
BUNKER TAP	100-229 kV
BURLINGAME	100-229 kV
BURNEY	31-99 kV
BURNEY FOREST POWER	31-99 kV
BURNS	·
BURRIS PIT	·
BUTANO	31-99 kV
BUTT VALLEY	31-99 kV
BUTTE	100-229 kV
BYRON BETHANY	·
CABEZON	·
CABRILLO	·
CABRILLO	·
CABRILLO	31-99 kV
CACHE JUNCTION	100-229 kV
CACHE SLOUGH	·
CADET	·
CADY	·
CAHULLIA	·
CAJALCO	100-229 kV
CAJALCO TAP	100-229 kV
CAL CEMENT	·
CAL CITY	·
CAL PEAK POWER VACA DIXON	·
CAL POLY	·
CAL SIERRA DEVELOPMENT	31-99 kV
CAL WATER	·
CAL-CEDAR	·
CALAVERAS CEMENT	·
CALDEN	·
CALDWELL	230-344 kV
CALECTRIC	100-229 kV
CALERO	·
CALEXICO	·
CALFLAX	·
CALIENTE	230-344 kV
CALIFORNIA	100-229 kV
CALIFORNIA AVE	100-229 kV
CALIFORNIA ENERGY TESLA	·
CALIFORNIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS	·
CALIPATRIA	·
CALIPATRIA	·
CALISTOGA	31-99 kV
CALISTOGA 199	230-344 kV
CALLENDER	·
CALMAT	31-99 kV
CALMAT TAP	31-99 kV
CALPEAK	31-99 kV
CALPEAK PE 7	·
CALPELLA	100-229 kV
CALPINE CORP	·
CALPINE KING ENERGY	·
CALPINE MOTEREY	·
CALVINE-KINGBRIDGE	·
CALVO	31-99 kV
CAMANCHE	·
CAMANCHE DAM	·
CAMARILLO	·
CAMBRIA	·
CAMDEN	·
CAMDEN	·
CAMERON	31-99 kV
CAMERON	·
CAMGEN	·
CAMINO	230-344 kV
CAMINO	230-344 kV
CAMP EVERS	100-229 kV
CAMP FAR WEST	·
CAMPHORA	·
CAMPUS COMMONS	·
CANAL	31-99 kV
CANBY 1	230-344 kV
CANBY 2	31-99 kV
CANNON	·
CANTIL	·
CANTUA	·
CANYON	·
CANYON	·
CAPACITOR	·
CAPAY	31-99 kV
CAPCO	·
CAPCO MADERA	·
CAPE HORN	100-229 kV
CAPISTRANO	·
CAPITAN	·
CAPITOLA	·
CAPSULE	·
CAPTIVE	·
CAPWIND	·
CARBERRY	230-344 kV
CARBOGEN	·
CARBONA	31-99 kV
CARBONIC	·
CARDIFF	·
CARGILL	·
CARGO-NORTHGATE	·
CARIBOU	230-344 kV
CARLOTTA	31-99 kV
CARLTON HILLS	100-229 kV
CARLTON HILLS TAP	100-229 kV
CARMENITA	·
CARMICHAEL	230-344 kV
CARMICHAEL ID	·
CARNATION DAIRY	·
CARNERAS	·
CARODEAN	·
CAROLANDS	31-99 kV
CAROLINA	·
CARPINTERIA	·
CARQUINEZ	100-229 kV
CARQUINEZ TAP	100-229 kV
CARQUINEZ TAP 2	100-229 kV
CARR	230-344 kV
CARREON	·
CARSON	·
CARSON ICE	·
CARSON ICE COGEN	·
CARTWRIGHT	100-229 kV
CARUTHERS	·
CASA BLANCA	·
CASA DIABLO	·
CASCADE	100-229 kV
CASITAS	·
CASPER PIT	·
CASSIDY	·
CASTAIC	230-344 kV
CASTAIC	·
CASTELLA	31-99 kV
CASTLE AFB	·
CASTRO VALLEY	230-344 kV
CASTRO VALLEY TAP	230-344 kV
CASTROVILLE	·
CATLETT	·
CAVITT	·
CAWELO B	·
CAWELO C	·
CAYETANO	230-344 kV
CAYUCOS	·
CE TURBO	·
CEDAR CREEK	31-99 kV
CEDARVILLE	31-99 kV
CEDARVILLE JUNCTION	31-99 kV
CEDARWOOD	·
CELERON	·
CEMETERY	31-99 kV
CENTER	230-344 kV
CENTERVILLE	31-99 kV
CENTRAL	31-99 kV
CENTRAL	·
CENTRALF	·
CENTURY	230-344 kV
CERES	·
CERTAINTEED	·
CERTIFIED	·
CHALLENGE	31-99 kV
CHANNEL	·
CHANNEL ISLAND	·
CHARCA	·
CHASE	·
CHATHAM	·
CHENEY	·
CHEROKEE	·
CHERRY	·
CHERRY	31-99 kV
CHESTER	31-99 kV
CHESTNUT	·
CHEVGEN	·
CHEVMAIN	230-344 kV
CHEVRON KETTLEMAN	·

California at a glance

California has 874 operating power plants (72.0 GW, led by Natural Gas), 3,000 named substations, 54 data centers, 1,955 solar installers and 496 solar companies on Bywatts; retail electricity sales were 238.0 TWh in 2025 (EIA), down 8.9% over ten years.