Power Plants Near 95573 — Willow Creek, CA

12 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 95573 (Willow Creek, California). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.9484, -123.6276 · County: Humboldt

Natural Gas 43%Hydroelectric 39%Biomass 17%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
19.7 mi	Blue Lake Power Llc Blue Lake, CA	Biomass	14 MW	Blue Lake Power Llc
21.9 mi	Big Creek Water Works Hyampom, CA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Big Creek Water Works Ltd
24.9 mi	Redwood Coast Airport Microgrid Mckinleyville, CA	Solar	4 MW	Redwood Coast Energy Authority
25.1 mi	Foster Clean Power A Arcata, CA	Solar	—	Foster Clean Power A, Llc
25.1 mi	Foster Clean Power B Arcata, CA	Solar	—	Foster Clean Power B, Llc
29.6 mi	Baker Creek Hydroelectric Bridgeville, CA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Baker Station Associates, Lp
31.8 mi	Fairhaven Power Samoa, CA	Biomass	19 MW	Dg Fairhaven Power Llc
33.6 mi	Humboldt Bay Eureka, CA	Natural Gas	167 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
33.6 mi	Mobile Gt Eureka, CA	Oil	—	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
41.2 mi	Humboldt Sawmill Company Scotia, CA	Biomass	33 MW	Mendocino Forest Products
41.2 mi	Gosselin Hydro Plant Ruth, CA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Humboldt Bay Mun Water Dist
46.4 mi	Trinity Weaverville, CA	Hydroelectric	140 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation

Power generation near this area

There are 12 power plants within 50 miles of Willow Creek, California (ZIP 95573), with a combined 385 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 12 nearby plants. The closest plant is Blue Lake Power Llc at 19.7 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.

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