Power Plants Near 95536 — Ferndale, CA

13 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 95536 (Ferndale, California). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.5259, -124.2514 · County: Humboldt

Natural Gas 66%Biomass 26%Hydroelectric 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.7 mi	Humboldt Sawmill Company Scotia, CA	Biomass	33 MW	Mendocino Forest Products
15.0 mi	Mobile Gt Eureka, CA	Oil	—	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
15.1 mi	Humboldt Bay Eureka, CA	Natural Gas	167 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
19.1 mi	Fairhaven Power Samoa, CA	Biomass	19 MW	Dg Fairhaven Power Llc
25.9 mi	Foster Clean Power A Arcata, CA	Solar	—	Foster Clean Power A, Llc
25.9 mi	Foster Clean Power B Arcata, CA	Solar	—	Foster Clean Power B, Llc
27.6 mi	Baker Creek Hydroelectric Bridgeville, CA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Baker Station Associates, Lp
27.8 mi	Blue Lake Power Llc Blue Lake, CA	Biomass	14 MW	Blue Lake Power Llc
31.4 mi	Redwood Coast Airport Microgrid Mckinleyville, CA	Solar	4 MW	Redwood Coast Energy Authority
40.4 mi	Big Creek Water Works Hyampom, CA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Big Creek Water Works Ltd
44.3 mi	Gosselin Hydro Plant Ruth, CA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Humboldt Bay Mun Water Dist
44.5 mi	Three Forks Water Power Project Zenia, CA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Grizzly Mountain Ranch
49.2 mi	Kekawaka Power House Mirinda, CA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 13 power plants within 50 miles of Ferndale, California (ZIP 95536), with a combined 251 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 13 nearby plants. The closest plant is Humboldt Sawmill Company at 8.7 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in California, visit the California state page.

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