Baker Creek Hydroelectric
Humboldt County, California · EIA plant ID 59428 · Operator: Baker Station Associates, LP
Nameplate2MWSummer — MW
Generators2in service
Net generation3GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2014
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
No capacity factor available.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.2 | — | — |
| 2015 | 1.9 | — | — |
| 2016 | 4.1 | — | — |
| 2017 | 4.7 | — | — |
| 2018 | 3.3 | — | — |
| 2019 | 1 | — | — |
| 2020 | 2 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.8 | — | — |
| 2022 | 1.1 | — | — |
| 2023 | 3.3 | — | — |
| 2024 | 3.6 | — | — |
| 2025 | 2.6 | — | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENE1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1.4 | — | Nov 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GENE2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.1 | — | Nov 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Baker Station Associates, LP. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Baker Station Associates, LP | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Big Creek Water Works | 5 MW | 23.4 km |
| Gosselin Hydro Plant | 2 MW | 30.1 km |
| Humboldt Sawmill Company | 33 MW | 32.3 km |
| Three Forks Water Power Project | 1 MW | 40.2 km |
| Humboldt Bay | 167 MW | 47.4 km |
| Fairhaven Power | 19 MW | 50.4 km |