page_title: List of power stations in California
section_title: Thermal
hierarchical_section_title: List of power stations in California / Solar / Thermal
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Vor rund 15 Jahren gingen die ersten kommerziellen Parabolrinnen-Kraftwerke mit insgesamt 354 Megawatt in Kalifornien ans Netz. Bis heute haben sie mehr als die Hälfte des weltweit erzeugten Solarstroms produziert und dabei über 1,6 Milliarden US-Dollar erwirtschaftet. (Stand: 2004)
context_page_description: This is a list of power stations in California that are used for utility-scale electricity generation. This includes baseload, peaking, and energy storage power stations, but does not include large backup generators. In 2018, California had a total summer capacity of 75,926 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 195,265 GWh. Production was the third largest in the nation behind Texas and Florida due to its mild climate and high energy-use efficiency. California's electrical energy generation mix in 2020 was 30% natural gas, 10% nuclear, 18% hydroelectric and 42% renewables. California ranks first in the nation as a producer of solar, geothermal, and biomass resources. 19% of the state's electricity generation in 2018 came from solar PV and solar thermal sources, with much of it roof-top solar PV.
  The Diablo Canyon Power Plant in San Luis Obispo County is largest power station in California with a nameplate capacity of 2,256 MW and an annual generation of 18,214 GWh in 2018. The largest under construction is the Westlands Solar Park in Kings County, which will generate 2,000 MW when completed in 2025.
context_section_description: This is a list of all operational solar thermal power stations in California.
  Includes 44 MW of PV
caption: Solar Energy Generating Systems, the first solar thermal power station in California.
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