Biomass Power Plants

This layer displays data for currently operational biomass power plants within California. Tabular data were downloaded from the University of California Cooperative Extension Wood Facilities Database and x, y (longitude, latitude) coordinates were converted to points.

Data and Resources

Field Value
category /Operational Data Layers/Administrative
collection_name California Landscape Metrics
creation_method Tabular data were downloaded from the University of California Cooperative Extension Wood Facilities Database and x, y (longitude, latitude) coordinates were converted to points.
data_units Attribute definitions
data_vintage 06/2022
element Administrative
file_name BiomassPowerPlants_CA_2023.shp
format shapefile
metric_definition_and_relevance This layer displays data for currently operational biomass power plants within California.
source University of California Cooperative Extension Wood Facilities Database
spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-0.0011162056636606697, 0.00029560499081961606], [-0.0010327203142990746, 0.00029560499081961606], [-0.0010327203142990746, 0.00037511580015517533], [-0.0011162056636606697, 0.00037511580015517533], [-0.0011162056636606697, 0.00029560499081961606]]]}
sub_collection_name Operational Data Layers
Tags
  • biomass energy
  • power plant locations
  • renewable energy
isopen False
license_id CC-BY-4.0
license_title CC-BY-4.0
metadata_created 2026-10-30T16:30:45.577707
metadata_modified 2026-10-30T16:30:45.577712
notes This layer displays data for currently operational biomass power plants within California. Tabular data were downloaded from the University of California Cooperative Extension Wood Facilities Database and x, y (longitude, latitude) coordinates were converted to points.
num_resources 4
num_tags 3
title Biomass Power Plants