Energy Maps of California
Power Plants and Energy Facilities
- Power Plants in California
- Power Plant Licensing Cases
updated: - California Operational Power Plants
(Excel Spreadsheet of plants greater than 0.1 megawatt.)
File date: - Emergency Siting Peaker Power Plants
Updated: - Electric Generation Facilities and Projects Reviewed by The California Energy Commission
- California Oil Refineries
- Hydro Power Plants in California (PDF File)
Energy Infrastructure (Power Lines and Pipelines)
- California's Electric Transmission Lines
- California Transmission Lines and Substations
- Natural Gas Pipelines in California
- Natural Gas Pipelines and Storage Facilities in California
- Natural Gas Pipelines and Oil Refineries and Terminals in California
Local Reliability Areas with Transmission Lines and Substations for 2014
- Upper Map (Northern California)
- Middle Map (Central California)
- Lower Map (Southern California)
- Enlargement Areas (Greater Bay Area, Sacramento, Los Angeles)
Energy & Utilities Service Areas
- Balancing Authority Areas in California
- California Electric Investor-Owned Utilities (IOUs)
(PDF file, 1 page, 1.4 mb) - California Electric Utility Service Areas - 2011
Includes detail map. Updated: - Electricity Market
- Natural Gas Utilities' Service Areas
Energy & Utilities Service Areas
- California's Air Basins and Air Districts
- California Building Climate Zone Map
- Known Geothermal Resource Areas
- Solar Resource Potential
- Water Quality Control Board Regional Jurisdiction Boundaries
- Wind Resource Maps
(annual wind speed and power maps at various heights) - Wind Resource Potential in California
- Worldwide LNG Facilities
Please contact our cartography office for details about ordering printed versions of maps by calling (916) 654-4182 or (916) 654-3902.
- Map Order Form
Updated: April 2013 - Base Map Style Guide
(PDF file, 5 pages, 3 megabytes)
STEP Division
Power Plant Siting
Developers
Environmental
Transmission
Special Projects
- Public Adviser's Office
- Power Plant Siting Proceedings FAQs
- Power Plant Siting or Licensing Process
- Six Phases of the Power Plant Siting Process
- Public Participation in the Siting Process: Practice and Procedure Guide (PDF File, 3.3 mb)
- Summary of Typical Public Involvement Opportunities in Energy Commission Siting Cases
- Public Adviser's Presentations and Printed Materials
- Commission Siting Division
- Acronyms and Definitions Used in Siting Cases
- Energy Commission News Releases