| Name: | Humboldt Bay Power Plant |
| Type: | Grid Baseload, Gas Power Plant |
| Location: | Humboldt Bay, Eureka, California, USA |
| Owner: | Pacific Gas & Electric Co |
| Delivered: | 2010 |
| Engines: | 10 x Wärtsilä 18V50DF |
| Total Electrical Output: | 162.7 MW |
Wärtsilä leads the transition towards a 100% renewable energy future. We help our partners to accelerate their decarbonisation journeys through our market-leading technologies and power system modelling expertise. These cover decarbonisation services, future-fuel enabled balancing power plants, hybrid solutions, energy storage and optimisation technology, including the GEMS Digital Energy Platform. Wärtsilä’s lifecycle services are designed to increase efficiency, promote reliability and guarantee operational performance. Our track record comprises 79 GW of power plant capacity, of which 18 GW are under service agreements, and over 125 energy storage systems, in 180 countries around the world.
The Plant is located in Humboldt County near Eureka in northern California. PG&E selected Wärtsilä's technology in order to repower their existing Humboldt Bay plant. When compared to the existing 50 year old PG&E plant, the new facility will be 33% more efficient with 85% fewer ozone forming compounds and a 34% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions production.The plant was designed to meet the stringent air permitting requirements and California Energy Commission requirements in California.
The facility consists of 10 Wärtsilä 18V50DF lean-burn dual-fuel engines delivered on an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) basis. The engines are fuelled by natural gas, and use ultra low sulphur diesel as a back-up during times of natural gas curtailment. The Plant is capable of producing enough electricity to serve approximately 125,000 homes.| Name: | Humboldt Bay Power Plant |
| Type: | Grid Baseload, Gas Power Plant |
| Location: | Humboldt Bay, Eureka, California, USA |
| Owner: | Pacific Gas & Electric Co |
| Delivered: | 2010 |
| Engines: | 10 x Wärtsilä 18V50DF |
| Total Electrical Output: | 162.7 MW |