Query
Humboldt Bay
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Humboldt Bay
Generated
2026-10-09T16:05:22.169Z

Briefing on Humboldt Bay

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 9, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
167 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
2010
Operating since
10
Generators
23.8%
Capacity factor
348 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Humboldt Bay is a 167 MW Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine asset in CAISO (California), currently Operating.

Humboldt Bay is reported in California since 2010 under Pacific Gas & Electric Co.. Available operating and financial measures include 23.8% capacity factor and 348 GWh annual generation; $1592/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Humboldt, California
Technology
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
Owner / parent
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Operator
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Grid
CAISO (California)
Plant ID
246

What stands out

1

Humboldt Bay is a 167 MW Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine asset in California with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 23.8% capacity factor and 348 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $84.3/MWh OpEx, $1592/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “New Report From Schatz Energy Research Center Examines the History of Humboldt’s ‘Aging and Fragile’ Energy System” (Lost Coast Outpost, 2025-10-24).

Market and operating context

ISO / market
CAISO (California)
Balancing authority
California Independent System Operator
NERC region
WECC
State rank
#60 of 303
National rank
#826 of 2,025

Why it matters

For this asset in CAISO (California), operating status, generation, ownership, and linked events are the primary facts for performance and asset-level diligence. The exact chart and source-linked records below let the reader test those facts before moving to a deeper report.