HUMBOLDT BAY

How HUMBOLDT BAY compares

With 163 MW of capacity, HUMBOLDT BAY ranks 91st among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 48th of the 190 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.4% of California's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 588th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2010, it is newer than 56% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO, runs 71 operating plants in California totaling 7,904 MW. It shares Humboldt County with 4 other operating plants, including EEL RIVER POWER and FAIRHAVEN POWER.

EIA-860 lists 10 generators at the site with 167 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas internal combustion engine technology. Net generation was 351 GWh in 2024 (a 24% capacity factor), down 23% from 2022. Its generators came online between 2010 and 2011.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is HUMBOLDT BAY (115 kV), about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, about 0.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 67 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is EEL RIVER POWER (34 MW, Biomass).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology