List of power stations in Washington

The following page lists all power stations in the U.S. state of Washington. These include facilities that are located in more than one state.

Fossil fuel

Name Location Coordinates Type Capacity (MW) Operator Year opened Refs
Boulder Park Peaking Unit Spokane Valley Natural Gas 24 Avista
Centralia Power Plant Centralia 46°45′20″N 122°51′36″W / 46.75556°N 122.86000°W / 46.75556; -122.86000 (Centralia Power Plant) Coal 1340 TransAlta Corporation 1972
Chehalis Generation Facility Chehalis Natural Gas 520 PacifiCorp 2003
Encogen Generating Station Bellingham Natural Gas 167 Puget Sound Energy 1993
Fredonia Generating Station Skagit Natural Gas 314 Puget Sound Energy early 1980s, 2001
Frederickson Generating Station Frederickson Natural Gas 147 Puget Sound Energy 1981
Frederickson 1 Generating Station Frederickson Natural Gas 275 EPCOR 2002
Goldendale Generating Station Goldendale Natural Gas 277 Puget Sound Energy 2004
Mint Farm Generating Station Longview Natural Gas 310 Puget Sound Energy 2008
River Road Generating Plant Vancouver Natural Gas 248 Clark Public Utilities 2010
Satsop Combustion Turbine Satsop Natural Gas 650 Energy Northwest 2008
Sumas Generating Station Sumas Natural Gas 125 Puget Sound Energy 1993
Tenaska Generating Station Ferndale Natural Gas 266 Tenaska Energy 1994
Whitehorn Generating Station Ferndale Natural Gas 147 Puget Sound Energy 1974, 1981

Hydroelectric

NameCapacity (MW)LocationRiverStatusPSOperatorRef
Bonneville Dam1,093Skamania County, Washington (also OR)Columbia RiverOperationalNoUnited States Army Corps of Engineers 
Boundary Dam1,024Metaline Falls, WashingtonPend Oreille RiverOperationalNoSeattle City Light 
Box Canyon Dam 90 Ione, Washington Pend Oreille River Operational No Pend Oreille PUD
Chief Joseph Dam2,620Douglas and Okanogan counties, WAColumbia RiverOperationalNoUnited States Army Corps of Engineers 
Diablo Dam159Whatcom County, WashingtonSkagit RiverOperationalNoSeattle City Light 
Electron Hydroelectric Project26Pierce County, WashingtonPuyallup RiverOperationalNoElectron Hydro, LLC. 
Gorge Dam199Whatcom County, WashingtonSkagit RiverOperationalNoSeattle City Light 
Grand Coulee Dam6,809Grant and Okanogan countiesColumbia RiverOperationalYesUnited States Bureau of Reclamation 
Ice Harbor Dam603Franklin and Walla Walla countiesSnake RiverOperationalNoUnited States Army Corps of Engineers 
Lake Chelan Dam59Chelan, WashingtonChelan RiverOperationalNoChelan County Public Utility District 
Little Goose Dam932Columbia and Whitman countiesSnake RiverOperationalNoUnited States Army Corps of Engineers 
Lower Baker Dam79Skagit County, WashingtonBaker River (Washington)OperationalNoPuget Sound Energy 
Lower Granite Dam932Garfield and Whitman countiesSnake RiverOperationalNoUnited States Army Corps of Engineers 
Lower Monumental Dam932Franklin and Walla Walla countiesSnake RiverOperationalNoUnited States Army Corps of Engineers 
Merwin Dam136Clark and Cowlitz countiesLewis River (Washington)OperationalNoPacifiCorp 
Priest Rapids Dam955Grant and Yakima countiesColumbia RiverOperationalNoGrant County Public Utility District 
Rock Island Dam660Chelan and Douglas countiesColumbia RiverOperationalNoChelan County Public Utility District 
Rocky Reach Dam1,300Chelan and Douglas countiesColumbia RiverOperationalNoChelan County Public Utility District 
Ross Dam353Whatcom County, WashingtonSkagit RiverOperationalNoSeattle City Light 
Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Plant54Snoqualmie, WashingtonSnoqualmie RiverOperationalNoPuget Sound Energy 
Swift Dam240Skamania County, WashingtonLewis River (Washington)OperationalNoPacifiCorp 
Upper Baker Dam91Whatcom County, WashingtonBaker River (Washington)OperationalNoPuget Sound Energy 
Wells Dam851Chelan and Douglas countiesColumbia RiverOperationalNoDouglas County Public Utility District 
Wanapum Dam1,038Grant and Kittitas countiesColumbia RiverOperationalNoGrant County Public Utility District 
Yale Dam134Clark and Cowlitz countiesLewis River (Washington)OperationalNoPacifiCorp 
Cushman No. 1 Dam 43 Mason County North Fork/ Skokomish Operational Tacoma Public Utilities
Cushman No. 2 Dam 81 Mason County North Fork/ Skokomish Operational Tacoma Public Utilities
Alder Dam 50 Pierce County Nisqually Operational Tacoma Public Utilities
La Grande Dam 64 Pierce County Nisqually Operational Tacoma Public Utilities
Mayfield Dam 162 Lewis County Cowlitz Operational Tacoma Public Utilities
Mossyrock Dam 300 Lewis County Cowlitz Operational Tacoma Public Utilities
Wynoochee Dam 12.8 Grays Harbor County Wynoochee Operational Tacoma Public Utilities

Wind

NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity (MW)StatusRef
Wild Horse Wind FarmKittitas County47°01′07″N 120°12′58″W / 47.01861°N 120.21611°W / 47.01861; -120.21611 (Wild Horse Wind Farm)273Operational[1]
Marengo Wind FarmColumbia County46°22′27″N 117°46′36″W / 46.37417°N 117.77667°W / 46.37417; -117.77667 (Marengo Wind Farm)211Operational[1] [2]
White Creek Wind FarmKlickitat County46°43′36″N 120°50′02″W / 46.72667°N 120.83389°W / 46.72667; -120.83389 (White Creek Wind Farm)205Operational[1] [2]
Big Horn Wind FarmKlickitat County45°45′22″N 120°48′31″W / 45.75611°N 120.80861°W / 45.75611; -120.80861 (Big Horn Wind Farm)200Operational[1] [2]
Stateline Wind FarmWalla Walla County46°02′13.98″N 118°48′23.74″W / 46.0372167°N 118.8065944°W / 46.0372167; -118.8065944 (Stateline Wind Farm)177Operational[1]
Hopkins Ridge Wind FarmColumbia County46°24′07″N 117°48′44″W / 46.40194°N 117.81222°W / 46.40194; -117.81222 (Hopkins Ridge Wind Farm)157Operational[1] [2]
Harvest Wind FarmKlickitat County45°48′50.86″N 120°20′50.40″W / 45.8141278°N 120.3473333°W / 45.8141278; -120.3473333 (Harvest Wind Farm)99Operational[1] [2]
Nine Canyon Wind FarmBenton County46°6′14.2″N 119°8′53.9″W / 46.103944°N 119.148306°W / 46.103944; -119.148306 (Nine Canyon Wind Farm)99Operational[1] [2]
Goodnoe Hills Wind FarmKlickitat County45°46′46.2″N 120°31′24.8″W / 45.779500°N 120.523556°W / 45.779500; -120.523556 (Goodnoe Hills Wind Farm)94Operational[1] [2]
Windy FlatsKlickitat County45°44′31″N 120°43′32″W / 45.74194°N 120.72556°W / 45.74194; -120.72556 (Windy Flats)262.4Operational[2]
Coastal EnergyGrays Harbor County46°47′38.2″N 124°04′01.2″W / 46.793944°N 124.067000°W / 46.793944; -124.067000 (Coastal Energy)6Operational[1] [2]
Lower Snake River Wind ProjectGarfield County46°28′46″N 117°37′50″W / 46.479364°N 117.630615°W / 46.479364; -117.630615 (Lower Snake River Wind Facility)342.7Operational[3]
Juniper CanyonKlickitat County45°54′7.9″N 120°12′26.2″W / 45.902194°N 120.207278°W / 45.902194; -120.207278 (Juniper Canyon)151.2Operational[4] [2]
Kittitas Valley Wind FarmKittitas County47°9′13.8″N 120°40′42.9″W / 47.153833°N 120.678583°W / 47.153833; -120.678583 (Kittitas Valley Wind Farms)100.8Operational[1] [2]
Vantage Wind Power ProjectKittitas County46°57′15.3″N 120°11′8.6″W / 46.954250°N 120.185722°W / 46.954250; -120.185722 (Vantage Wind Power Project)90Operational[5] [2]
Big Horn 2Klickitat County45°45′22″N 120°48′31″W / 45.75611°N 120.80861°W / 45.75611; -120.80861 (Big Horn Wind Farm)50Operational[1] [2]
Linden RanchKlickitat County45°44′33.8″N 120°46′55.5″W / 45.742722°N 120.782083°W / 45.742722; -120.782083 (Linden Ranch)50Operational[1] [2]
Windy PointKlickitat County45°45′57″N 120°39′6.6″W / 45.76583°N 120.651833°W / 45.76583; -120.651833 (Windy Point)137.6Operational[2]
Tucannon River Wind FarmColumbia County46°28′26.1″N 117°35′47.8″W / 46.473917°N 117.596611°W / 46.473917; -117.596611 (Tucannon River Wind Farm)267Operational[6] [2]
Swauk Valley Ranch WindKittitas County47°8′30.2″N 120°45′15.1″W / 47.141722°N 120.754194°W / 47.141722; -120.754194 (Swauk Valley Ranch Wind)4.3Operational[7] [2]

Solar

NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity (MW)StatusRef
Wild Horse Solar FacilityKittitas County0.5Operational[7]
White Bluffs Solar StationBenton County0.0387Operational[7]
Ellensburg Community Solar ProjectKittitas County0.0576Operational[8]

Nuclear

Name Location Coordinates Type Capacity (MW) Status Year opened
Columbia Generating Station Benton County 46°28′16″N 119°20′2″W / 46.47111°N 119.33389°W / 46.47111; -119.33389 (Columbia Generating Station) Nuclear 1,150 Operating 1984

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Combustion

NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity (MW)StatusRef
Spokane Waste to Energy (WTE) FacilitySpokane County47°37′35″N 117°30′17″W / 47.62639°N 117.50472°W / 47.62639; -117.50472 (Spokane Waste to Energy Facility)22Operational[9]

Former facilities

Satsop, not finished never online

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Staff (July 2010). "U.S. Wind Energy Projects - Washington". American Wind Energy Association. Archived from the original on 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Staff. "The Wind Power - Wind Farms". Retrieved 2016-12-15.
  3. ↑ Puget Sound Energy. "Lower Snake River Wind Facility Fact Sheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ Vantage Wind Energy Project
  6. ↑ Tucannon River Wind Farm
  7. 1 2 3 Renewable Project Northwest
  8. ↑ Ellensburg Community Solar Project
  9. ↑ Spokane's Waste to Energy (WTE) Facility
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