Power Plants in Humboldt County, California

Humboldt County, California has 9 power plants totaling 238 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants9operating sites
Capacity238 MWnameplate
Generation549.2k MWhannual
CO₂219.3kmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 70%Biomass 27%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Humboldt BayEurekaNatural Gas167 MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Humboldt Sawmill CompanyScotiaBiomass32.5 MWMendocino Forest Products
Fairhaven PowerSamoaBiomass18.8 MWDg Fairhaven Power Llc
Blue Lake Power LlcBlue LakeBiomass13.8 MWBlue Lake Power Llc
Redwood Coast Airport MicrogridMckinleyvilleSolar4.4 MWRedwood Coast Energy Authority
Baker Creek HydroelectricBridgevilleHydroelectric1.5 MWBaker Station Associates, Lp
Mobile GtEurekaOil— MWPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Foster Clean Power AArcataSolar— MWFoster Clean Power A, Llc
Foster Clean Power BArcataSolar— MWFoster Clean Power B, Llc

About power generation in Humboldt County

Humboldt County, California has 9 power plants totaling 238 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 70% of installed capacity, followed by Biomass (27%) and Solar (2%). The largest facility is Humboldt Bay at 167 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

To find plants closer to a specific address in Humboldt County, use the address lookup — it shows every plant within a chosen radius along with distance, fuel type, and emissions.