Power Plants Near 96720 — Hilo, HI
15 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 96720 (Hilo, Hawaii). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 19.7025, -155.0939 · County: Hawaii
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.7 mi | Puueo Hilo, HI | Hydroelectric | 3 MW | Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc |
| 2.0 mi | Waiau Hydro Hilo, HI | Hydroelectric | 1 MW | Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc |
| 2.1 mi | Kanoelehua Hilo, HI | Oil | 21 MW | Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc |
| 2.2 mi | W H Hill Hilo, HI | Oil | 37 MW | Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc |
| 2.2 mi | Shipman Hilo, HI | Oil | — | Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc |
| 3.6 mi | Wailuku River Hydroelectric Hilo, HI | Hydroelectric | 10 MW | Wailuku Holding Company Llc |
| 6.4 mi | Puna Keaau, HI | Oil | 39 MW | Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc |
| 6.4 mi | Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Keaau, HI | Solar | 1 MW | Macadamia Nut Road Solar Project 2019 |
| 9.8 mi | Hu Honua Bioenergy Facility Pepeekeo, HI | Biomass | — | Hu Honua Bioenergy, Llc |
| 20.4 mi | Puna Geothermal Venture I Pahoa, HI | Geothermal | 51 MW | Puna Geothermal Venture |
| 36.5 mi | Hamakua Energy Plant Honokaa, HI | Oil | 66 MW | Hamakua Energy Lp |
| 41.3 mi | Hale Kuawehi Solar Hybrid Waimea, HI | Battery Storage | — | Hale Kuawehi Solar Llc |
| 45.0 mi | Waimea Kamuela, HI | Oil | 8 MW | Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc |
| 45.7 mi | Aes Waikoloa Solar Hybrid Waikoloa Village, HI | Solar | 60 MW | Aes Distributed Energy |
| 47.9 mi | Lalamilo Windfarm Kamuela, HI | Wind | — | Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc |
Power generation near this area
There are 15 power plants within 50 miles of Hilo, Hawaii (ZIP 96720), with a combined 298 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 15 nearby plants. The closest plant is Puueo at 1.7 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 Hawaii, visit the Hawaii state page.
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