Sources of Washington utility-scale electricity generation:
full-year 2021[1]
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Washington, sorted by type and name. These include facilities that are located in more than one state. In 2020, Washington had a total summer capacity of 30,669 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 116,114 GWh.[2] The corresponding electrical energy generation mix in 2021 was 64.6% hydroelectric, 14.4% natural gas, 7.8% nuclear, 2.9% coal, 8.7% wind, and 1.3% biomass which includes most refuse-derived fuel. Petroleum and utility-scale solar facilities generated most of the remaining 0.3%. Small-scale photovoltaic installations generated an additional net 311 GWh to the state's electrical grid; an amount six times larger than Washington's utility-scale photovoltaic plants.[1]
Washington routinely delivers one-quarter of U.S. hydroelectric generation, and hosts the nation's largest capacity power station at Grand Coulee Dam. 60% of Washington households use electricity as their primary heating fuel, unlike most households in other U.S. states that typically utilize natural gas.[3]
Nuclear power stations
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Year opened |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Generating Station | Benton County | 46°28′16″N 119°20′2″W / 46.47111°N 119.33389°W | 1,150 | Energy Northwest | 1984 | Only US nuclear plant designed to be ramped up and down. Response time 1 hour |
Fossil-fuel power stations
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[4]
Renewable power stations
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[4]
Hydroelectric
Wind
Solar
Only utility scale projects larger than 1 MW are listed.
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MWAC) |
Year opened |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Nielson Solar Farm | Adams County | 46°57′19″N 118°37′16″W / 46.955280°N 118.621244°W | 28 | 2018 | [23][24][4] |
| Camas Solar Project | Kittitas County | 6.7 | 2022 | [25] | |
| Horn Rapids Solar | Benton County | 4 | 2020 | [25] | |
| Lund Hill Solar Project | Klickitat County | 45°53′46″N 120°16′23″W / 45.896°N 120.273°W | 194 | 2022 | [26] |
| Penstemon Solar Project | Kittitas County | 6.7 | 2022 | [27] | |
| Urtica Solar Project | Kittitas County | 6.7 | 2022 | [25] | |
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Combustion
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Year opened | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spokane Waste to Energy (WTE) Facility | Spokane County | 47°37′35″N 117°30′17″W / 47.62639°N 117.50472°W | 22 | 1991 | [28] |
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 |
| Condit Hydroelectric Project | Klickitat County, Washington | Hydroelectric | 14.7 | Demolished | 1913 | 2011 |
See also
References
- 1 2 "Electricity Data Browser, Net generation for all sectors, Washington, Fuel Type-Check all, Annual, 2001–21". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ↑ "Washington Electricity Profile". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ↑ "Washington Electricity Profile Analysis". U.S. EIA. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 Energy Information Administration (15 September 2020). "Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B)". eia.gov. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020.
- ↑ Originally referred to as the Satsop Combustion Turbine as noted in Grays Harbor Energy Center.
- ↑ "Alder Dam". Tacoma Public Utilities. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ↑ "Cowlitz Falls Project". Lewis County Public Utilities District. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- 1 2 "Cushman Hydro Project". Tacoma Public Utilities. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ↑ "Jackson Hydro Project". Snohomish County Public Utilities District. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ↑ "Lake Chelan Dam". Chelan County Public Utility District. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ↑ "LaGrande Dam". Tacoma Public Utilities. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ↑ "Our Energy Mix - Spokane River Project - Long Lake Hydroelectric". Avista Corp. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ↑ "Mayfield Dam". Tacoma Public Utilities. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ↑ "Mossyrock Dam". Tacoma Public Utilities. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Staff. "The Wind Power - Wind Farms". Retrieved 2016-12-15.
- ↑ Puget Sound Energy. "Lower Snake River Wind Facility Fact Sheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ↑ "Juniper Canyon - Phase 1 | Renewable Northwest". www.rnp.org. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17.
- ↑ Vantage Wind Energy Project
- ↑ Tucannon River Wind Farm
- ↑ Renewable Project Northwest
- ↑ "Skookumchuck Wind Facility in Washington is Operational". www.southerncompany.com. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ↑ Adams Nielson Solar Farm
- ↑ Kramer, Becky (9 November 2018). "'Harvesting the sun':Washington state's largest solar farm nears production". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B)". EIA.
- ↑ Lund Hill Solar Project
- ↑ "Washington Solar | SEIA". www.seia.org. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ↑ Spokane's Waste to Energy (WTE) Facility