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54.9 MW Wood Waste operating in Shasta, CA
54.9 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
Technology
1987
Operating Since
Coordinates
40.4283, -122.2772
County
Shasta, CA
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Shasta Sustainable Resource Management, Inc. | Shasta Sustainable Resource Management Inc | — |
| Owner(s) | Shasta Sustainable Resource Management, Inc. | Schmidbauer Lumber | WIN Waste Innovations |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Wheelabrator Shasta is a 54.9 MW biomass power plant located in Shasta County, California. The plant began operating in 1987 and utilizes wood and wood waste as its primary fuel source. It consists of three generators and is owned by Schmidbauer Lumber, with Shasta Sustainable Resource Management, Inc. acting as the operator. The plant is interconnected to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) grid and falls within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
In the most recent year with available data, Wheelabrator Shasta generated 285,260 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 59.3%. The plant is a significant contributor to California's renewable energy portfolio, ranking as the second largest biomass facility in the state out of 25 such plants, and 18th nationally out of 97.
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
115.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
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25.3K MWh
Latest Month
285.3K MWh
Annual Generation
59.3%
Capacity Factor
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CO₂ Intensity
0 lb/MWh
NOx
3 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.454 lb/MWh
CH₄
1 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.168 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
59.9%
Annual Net Gen
288 GWh
CO₂eq
80 lb/MWh
Subregion
WECC California
2013
$3,495/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $191.9M
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Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Signal
Substation Distance
0.801 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
WHEELBR1_7_B1
Pricing Hub
TH_NP15_GEN-APND
Location Type
Pricing Node
Node Source
Curated node match
No wholesale contracts disclosed in FERC EQR for this plant.
FERC EQR captures bilateral wholesale energy + capacity contracts ≥$1M/yr filed quarterly by jurisdictional sellers — covers renewable PPAs, thermal energy sales agreements, capacity contracts, and tolling agreements alike. Many plants don't appear: regulated-utility output flows to ratepayers via cost-of-service rather than bilateral contracts; small projects fall below the filing threshold; tax-equity-financed renewables route offtake to investors not utilities; merchant plants sell into ISO clearing markets without bilateral contracts. News-extracted buyer facts (below) may surface contracts disclosed only through announcements.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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