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36.2 MW Wood Waste operating in Lassen, CA — California Independent System Operator
36.2 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
Technology
1989
Operating Since
Coordinates
40.3690, -120.2633
County
Lassen, CA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | HL Power Company | Greenleaf Power | — |
| Owner(s) | Greenleaf Power LLC | Denham Capital Management GP | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
HL Power is a 36.2 MW biomass power plant located in Lassen County, California. The plant began operating in 1989 and utilizes wood and wood waste as its primary fuel source. It consists of a single generator and is owned by Denham Capital Management GP, with HL Power Company as the listed operator per EIA data. HL Power ranks as the fourth-largest of 25 biomass plants in California and 35th-largest of 97 nationwide.
The plant operates within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. In the latest year of reported data, HL Power generated 204,807 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 64.4%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
CAISO
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
California Independent System Operator (CISO)
Grid Voltage
60.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
17.9K MWh
Latest Month
204.8K MWh
Annual Generation
64.4%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
10 lb/MWh
NOx
1 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.378 lb/MWh
CH₄
1 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.140 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
64.7%
Annual Net Gen
205 GWh
CO₂eq
76 lb/MWh
Subregion
WECC California
2013
$3,495/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $126.5M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Honey Lake Substation · 60 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
TH_NP15_GEN-APND
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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