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 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
Grays Harbor Energy Center[1] Satsop Natural Gas 650 Invenergy 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
See also: List of dams and reservoirs in Washington
NameLocationRiverCapacity (MW)OperatorRef
Bonneville DamSkamania County, Washington
Multnomah County, Oregon		Columbia River1,093United States Army Corps of Engineers 
Boundary DamMetaline Falls, WashingtonPend Oreille River1,024Seattle City Light 
Box Canyon DamIone, WashingtonPend Oreille River90Pend Oreille PUD 
Cedar Falls DamCedar Falls, WashingtonCedar River (Washington)30Seattle City Light 
Chief Joseph DamDouglas County, Washington
Okanogan County, Washington		Columbia River2,620United States Army Corps of Engineers 
Diablo DamWhatcom County, WashingtonSkagit River159Seattle City Light 
Electron Hydroelectric ProjectPierce County, WashingtonPuyallup River26Electron Hydro, LLC. 
Gorge DamWhatcom County, WashingtonSkagit River199Seattle City Light 
Grand Coulee DamGrant and Okanogan countiesColumbia River6,809United States Bureau of ReclamationIncludes 314 MW pumped-storage
Ice Harbor DamFranklin and Walla Walla countiesSnake River603United States Army Corps of Engineers 
Lake Chelan DamChelan, WashingtonChelan River59Chelan County Public Utility District 
Little Goose DamColumbia and Whitman countiesSnake River932United States Army Corps of Engineers 
Lower Baker DamSkagit County, WashingtonBaker River (Washington)79Puget Sound Energy 
Lower Granite DamGarfield and Whitman countiesSnake River932United States Army Corps of Engineers 
Lower Monumental DamFranklin and Walla Walla countiesSnake River932United States Army Corps of Engineers 
Merwin DamClark and Cowlitz countiesLewis River (Washington)136PacifiCorp 
Priest Rapids DamGrant and Yakima countiesColumbia River955Grant County Public Utility District 
Rock Island DamChelan and Douglas countiesColumbia River660Chelan County Public Utility District 
Rocky Reach DamChelan and Douglas countiesColumbia River1,300Chelan County Public Utility District 
Ross DamWhatcom County, WashingtonSkagit River353Seattle City Light 
Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric PlantSnoqualmie, WashingtonSnoqualmie River54Puget Sound Energy 
Swift DamSkamania County, WashingtonLewis River (Washington)240PacifiCorp 
Upper Baker DamWhatcom County, WashingtonBaker River (Washington)91Puget Sound Energy 
Wells DamChelan and Douglas countiesColumbia River851Douglas County Public Utility District 
Wanapum DamGrant and Kittitas countiesColumbia River1,038Grant County Public Utility District 
Yale DamClark and Cowlitz countiesLewis River (Washington)134PacifiCorp 
Cushman Dam No. 1 Mason County, Washington Skokomish River (North Fork) 43 Tacoma Public Utilities
Cushman Dam No. 2 Mason County, Washington Skokomish River (North Fork) 81 Tacoma Public Utilities
Alder Dam Pierce County, Washington Nisqually River 50 Tacoma Public Utilities
LaGrande Dam Pierce County, Washington Nisqually River 64 Tacoma Public Utilities
Mayfield Dam Lewis County, Washington Cowlitz River 162 Tacoma Public Utilities
Mossyrock Dam Lewis County, Washington Cowlitz River 300 Tacoma Public Utilities
Wynoochee Dam Grays Harbor County, Washington Wynoochee River 12.8 Tacoma Public Utilities

Wind
NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity (MW)Ref
Wild Horse Wind FarmKittitas County47°01′07″N 120°12′58″W273[2]
Marengo Wind FarmColumbia County46°22′27″N 117°46′36″W211[2][3]
White Creek Wind FarmKlickitat County46°43′36″N 120°50′02″W205[2][3]
Big Horn Wind FarmKlickitat County45°45′22″N 120°48′31″W200[2][3]
Stateline Wind FarmWalla Walla County46°02′13.98″N 118°48′23.74″W177[2]
Hopkins Ridge Wind FarmColumbia County46°24′07″N 117°48′44″W157[2][3]
Harvest Wind FarmKlickitat County45°48′50.86″N 120°20′50.40″W99[2][3]
Nine Canyon Wind FarmBenton County46°6′14.2″N 119°8′53.9″W99[2][3]
Goodnoe Hills Wind FarmKlickitat County45°46′46.2″N 120°31′24.8″W94[2][3]
Windy FlatsKlickitat County45°44′31″N 120°43′32″W262.4[3]
Coastal EnergyGrays Harbor County46°47′38.2″N 124°04′01.2″W6[2][3]
Lower Snake River Wind ProjectGarfield County46.479364°N 117.630615°W / 46.479364; -117.630615 (Lower Snake River Wind Facility)342.7[4]
Juniper CanyonKlickitat County45°54′7.9″N 120°12′26.2″W151.2[5][3]
Kittitas Valley Wind FarmKittitas County47°9′13.8″N 120°40′42.9″W100.8[2][3]
Vantage Wind Power ProjectKittitas County46°57′15.3″N 120°11′8.6″W90[6][3]
Big Horn 2Klickitat County45°45′22″N 120°48′31″W50[2][3]
Linden RanchKlickitat County45°44′33.8″N 120°46′55.5″W50[2][3]
Windy PointKlickitat County45°45′57″N 120°39′6.6″W137.6[3]
Tucannon River Wind FarmColumbia County46°28′26.1″N 117°35′47.8″W267[7][3]
Swauk Valley Ranch WindKittitas County47°8′30.2″N 120°45′15.1″W4.3[8][3]

Solar
NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity (MW) YearRef
Clark Public Utilities Community Solar ProjectClark County0.319 [9]
Wild Horse Solar FacilityKittitas County0.5 [8]
White Bluffs Solar StationBenton County0.0387 [8]
Ellensburg Community Solar ProjectKittitas County0.0576 [10]
Adams Nielson Solar FarmAdams County47.7N 122.3W28 [11]
Lund Hill Solar ProjectKlickitat County150 Late 2020[12]

Nuclear
Name Location Coordinates Capacity (MW) Year opened
Columbia Generating Station Benton County 46°28′16″N 119°20′2″W 1,150 1984

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Combustion
NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity (MW)Ref
Spokane Waste to Energy (WTE) FacilitySpokane County47°37′35″N 117°30′17″W22[13]

Former facilities
Station Location Type Capacity (MW) Status Year opened Year closed
Elwha Dam Clallam County, Washington Hydroelectric 14.8 Demolished 1913 2012
Glines Canyon Dam Clallam County, Washington Hydroelectric 13.3 Demolished 1927 2014
Satsop Nuclear Power Plant Grays Harbor County, Washington Nuclear 2480 Canceled N/A 1977

See also

References
  1. Originally referred to as the Satsop Combustion Turbine as noted in Grays Harbor Energy Center.
  2. 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.
  3. Staff. "The Wind Power - Wind Farms". Retrieved 2016-12-15.
  4. Puget Sound Energy. "Lower Snake River Wind Facility Fact Sheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  6. Vantage Wind Energy Project
  7. Tucannon River Wind Farm
  8. Renewable Project Northwest
  10. Ellensburg Community Solar Project
  11. Adams Nielson Solar Farm
  12. Lund Hill Solar Project
  13. Spokane's Waste to Energy (WTE) Facility
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