Power Plants Near 96766 — Lihue, HI
13 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 96766 (Lihue, Hawaii). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 21.9816, -159.3683 · County: Kauai
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 mi | Kapaia Power Station Lihue, HI | Oil | 39 MW | Kauai Island Utility Cooperative |
| 1.3 mi | Kiuc Kapaia Pv And Ba Storage Project Hy Lihue, HI | Solar | 28 MW | Tesla Inc. |
| 6.0 mi | Biomass To Energy Facility, Kauai Koloa, HI | Biomass | 10 MW | Mahipapa Llc |
| 7.2 mi | Kapaa Photovoltaic Project Kapaa, HI | Solar | 1 MW | Kapaa Solar Llc |
| 7.7 mi | Krs Ii Koloa Solar Koloa, HI | Solar | 12 MW | Kauai Island Utility Cooperative |
| 9.4 mi | Aes Lawai Solar Hybrid Lawai, HI | Solar | 40 MW | Aes Distributed Energy |
| 10.7 mi | Kalaheo Hydro Kalaheo, HI | Hydroelectric | 2 MW | Bbcp Kauai Operating Llc |
| 11.2 mi | Krs I Anahola Solar Hybrid Anahola, HI | Solar | 12 MW | Kauai Island Utility Cooperative |
| 14.7 mi | Port Allen Solar Eleele, HI | Solar | 6 MW | Kaieie Waho Company Llc |
| 15.0 mi | Port Allen (Hi) Eleele, HI | Oil | 90 MW | Kauai Island Utility Cooperative |
| 17.3 mi | Gay Robinson Kaumakani, HI | Hydroelectric | 9 MW | Gay & Robinson Inc |
| 19.1 mi | Wainiha Hydro Hanalei, HI | Hydroelectric | 4 MW | Bbcp Kauai Operating Llc |
| 25.3 mi | Aes Kekaha Solar, Llc Hybrid Kekaha, HI | Solar | 28 MW | Aes Distributed Energy |
Power generation near this area
There are 13 power plants within 50 miles of Lihue, Hawaii (ZIP 96766), with a combined 280 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 13 nearby plants. The closest plant is Kapaia Power Station at 1.1 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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