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]
Sources of Washington utility-scale electricity generation:
full-year 2021[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]
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Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Year opened |
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Columbia Generating Station | Benton County | 46°28′16″N 119°20′2″W | 1,150 | Energy Northwest | 1984 | Only US nuclear plant designed to be ramped up and down. Response time 1 hour |
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[4]
Name | Location | Coordinates | Type | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Year opened |
Scheduled retirement |
Refs |
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Boulder Park Generation Station | Spokane Valley | 47°41′49″N 117°08′50″W | Natural Gas | 24 | Avista | 2002 | [4] | |
Centralia Power Plant | Centralia | 46°45′21″N 122°51′35″W | Coal | 670 | TransAlta Corporation | 1972 | 2025 | [4] |
Chehalis Generation Facility | Chehalis | 46°37′20″N 122°54′51″W | Natural Gas | 477 | PacifiCorp | 2003 | [4] | |
Encogen Generating Station | Bellingham | 48°44′43″N 122°29′11″W | Natural Gas | 159 | Puget Sound Energy | 1993 | [4] | |
Fredonia Generating Station | Skagit | 48°27′21″N 122°26′09″W | Natural Gas | 280 | Puget Sound Energy | 1984/2001 | [4] | |
Frederickson Generating Station | Frederickson | 47°04′47″N 122°21′54″W | Natural Gas | 134 | Puget Sound Energy | 1981 | [4] | |
Frederickson 1 Generating Station | Frederickson | 47°05′10″N 122°21′56″W | Natural Gas | 246 | EPCOR | 2002 | [4] | |
Goldendale Generating Station | Goldendale | 45°48′41″N 120°49′59″W | Natural Gas | 263 | Puget Sound Energy | 2004 | [4] | |
Grays Harbor Energy Center[5] | Satsop | 46°58′09″N 123°28′48″W | Natural Gas | 604 | Invenergy | 2008 | [4] | |
March Point Cogeneration Plant | Anacortes | 48°28′15″N 122°33′36″W | Natural Gas | 120 | March Point Cogeneration Company | 1991/1993 | [4] | |
Mint Farm Generating Station | Longview | 46°08′24″N 122°59′06″W | Natural Gas | 270 | Puget Sound Energy | 2008 | [4] | |
Northeast (WA) | Spokane | 47°44′06″N 117°22′14″W | Natural Gas | 45 | Avista | 1978 | [4] | |
River Road Generating Plant | Vancouver | 45°39′00″N 122°43′29″W | Natural Gas | 220 | Clark Public Utilities | 2010 | [4] | |
Sumas Generating Station | Sumas | 48°59′26″N 122°16′24″W | Natural Gas | 125 | Puget Sound Energy | 1993 | [4] | |
Ferndale Generating Station | Ferndale | 48°49′44″N 122°41′06″W | Natural Gas | 270 | Tenaska Energy | 1994 | [4] | |
Whitehorn Generating Station | Ferndale | 48°53′08″N 122°45′06″W | Natural Gas | 134 | Puget Sound Energy | 1974/1981 | [4] | |
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[4]
Name | Location | Coordinates | River | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Year opened |
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Alder Dam | Pierce County, Washington | 46°48′06″N 122°18′37″W | Nisqually River | 50 | Tacoma Power | 1945 | [6] |
Bonneville Dam | Skamania County, Washington Multnomah County, Oregon |
45°38′39″N 121°56′28″W | Columbia River | 1,093 | United States Army Corps of Engineers | 1938/1981 | [4] electricity generated in Oregon |
Boundary Dam | Metaline Falls, Washington | 48°59′14″N 117°20′52″W | Pend Oreille River | 1,024 | Seattle City Light | 1967 | [4] |
Box Canyon Dam | Ione, Washington | 48°46′51″N 117°25′06″W | Pend Oreille River | 90 | Pend Oreille PUD | 1955 | [4] |
Cedar Falls Dam | Cedar Falls, Washington | 47°25′09″N 121°46′55″W | Cedar River (Washington) | 30 | Seattle City Light | 1921/1929 | [4] |
Chief Joseph Dam | Douglas County, Washington Okanogan County, Washington |
47°59′42″N 119°38′25″W | Columbia River | 2,620 | United States Army Corps of Engineers | 1958/1973 | [4] |
Cowlitz Falls Dam | Lewis County, Washington | 46°27′58″N 122°06′35″W | Cowlitz River | 70 | Lewis County Public Utilities District | 1994 | [7] |
Cushman Dam No. 1 | Mason County, Washington | 47°25′05″N 123°13′31″W | Skokomish River | 43 | Tacoma Power | 1926 | [8] |
Cushman Dam No. 2 | Mason County, Washington | 47°22′11″N 123°09′37″W | Skokomish River | 81 | Tacoma Power | 1930-1931/ 1952/2013 |
[8] |
Diablo Dam | Whatcom County, Washington | 48°42′50″N 121°07′54″W | Skagit River | 159 | Seattle City Light | 1936-1937 | [4] |
Electron Hydroelectric Project | Pierce County, Washington | 46°59′28″N 122°10′30″W | Puyallup River | 26 | Electron Hydro, LLC. | 1904/1929 | [4] |
Gorge Dam | Whatcom County, Washington | 48°41′53″N 121°12′31″W | Skagit River | 199 | Seattle City Light | 1924/1929/ 1951 |
[4] |
Grand Coulee Dam | Grant and Okanogan counties | 47°57′27″N 118°58′38″W | Columbia River | 6,809 | United States Bureau of Reclamation | 1941/1975 | [4] Includes 314 MW pumped-storage |
Henry M. Jackson Dam | Snohomish County, Washington | 47°54′30″N 121°48′52″W | Sultan River | 112 | Snohomish County Public Utility District | 1984 | [9] |
Ice Harbor Dam | Franklin and Walla Walla counties | 46°14′59″N 118°52′47″W | Snake River | 603 | United States Army Corps of Engineers | 1962/ 1975-1976 |
[4] |
Lake Chelan Dam | Chelan, Washington | 47°50′05″N 120°00′48″W | Chelan River | 62.1 | Chelan County Public Utility District | 1927-1928 | [10] |
LaGrande Dam | Pierce County, Washington | 46°49′58″N 122°19′11″W | Nisqually River | 64 | Tacoma Power | 1912/1945 | [11] |
Little Goose Dam | Columbia and Whitman counties | 46°35′02″N 118°01′38″W | Snake River | 932 | United States Army Corps of Engineers | 1970-1971/ 1978 |
[4] |
Long Lake Dam | Lincoln County, Washington | 47°50′04″N 117°50′10″W | Spokane River | 71 | Avista Utilities | 1915/1919/ 1924 |
[12] |
Lower Baker Dam | Skagit County, Washington | 48°32′52″N 121°44′27″W | Baker River (Washington) | 79 | Puget Sound Energy | 1960/2013 | [4] |
Lower Granite Dam | Garfield and Whitman counties | 46°39′34″N 117°25′46″W | Snake River | 932 | United States Army Corps of Engineers | 1975/1978 | [4] |
Lower Monumental Dam | Franklin and Walla Walla counties | 46°33′49″N 118°32′23″W | Snake River | 932 | United States Army Corps of Engineers | 1969-1970/ 1979 |
[4] |
Mayfield Dam | Lewis County, Washington | 46°30′13″N 122°35′19″W | Cowlitz River | 162 | Tacoma Power | 1963/1983 | [13] |
Merwin Dam | Clark and Cowlitz counties | 45°57′24″N 122°33′16″W | Lewis River (Washington) | 136 | PacifiCorp | 1931-1932/ 1949/1958 |
[4] |
Mossyrock Dam | Lewis County, Washington | 46°32′05″N 122°25′29″W | Cowlitz River | 300 | Tacoma Power | 1968 | [14] |
Priest Rapids Dam | Grant and Yakima counties | 46°38′42″N 119°54′29″W | Columbia River | 955 | Grant County Public Utility District | 1959-1961 | [4] |
Rock Island Dam | Chelan and Douglas counties | 47°20′46″N 120°05′30″W | Columbia River | 660 | Chelan County Public Utility District | 1931-1932/ 1952-1953/ 1978-1979 |
[4] |
Rocky Reach Dam | Chelan and Douglas counties | 47°32′01″N 120°17′43″W | Columbia River | 1,300 | Chelan County Public Utility District | 1961/ 1973-1974 |
[4] |
Ross Dam | Whatcom County, Washington | 48°43′57″N 121°04′04″W | Skagit River | 353 | Seattle City Light | 1952-1956 | [4] |
Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Plant | Snoqualmie, Washington | 47°32′24″N 121°50′13″W | Snoqualmie River | 54 | Puget Sound Energy | 1898/1957/ 2013 |
[4] |
Swift Dam | Skamania County, Washington | 46°03′39″N 122°12′06″W 46°03′34″N 122°15′34″W |
Lewis River (Washington) | 240 | PacifiCorp | 1958-1959 | [4] |
Upper Baker Dam | Whatcom County, Washington | 48°38′56″N 121°41′27″W | Baker River (Washington) | 91 | Puget Sound Energy | 1959 | [4] |
Wanapum Dam | Grant and Kittitas counties | 46°52′23″N 119°58′13″W | Columbia River | 1,038 | Grant County Public Utility District | 2011-2018 | [4] |
Wells Dam | Chelan and Douglas counties | 47°56′49″N 119°51′55″W | Columbia River | 851 | Douglas County Public Utility District | 1967-1969 | [4] |
Wynoochee Dam | Grays Harbor County, Washington | 47°23′06″N 123°36′19″W | Wynoochee River | 12.8 | Tacoma Power | 1994 | [4] |
Yale Dam | Clark and Cowlitz counties | 45°57′46″N 122°20′08″W | Lewis River (Washington) | 134 | PacifiCorp | 1953 | [4] |
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MWAC) |
Year opened |
Ref |
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Adams Nielson Solar Farm | Adams County | 46°57′19″N 118°37′16″W | 28 | 2018 | [23][24][4] |
Clark Public Utilities Community Solar Project | Clark County | 0.3 | 2015 | [25] | |
Ellensburg Community Solar Project | Kittitas County | 0.05 | 2006 | [26][27] | |
Lund Hill Solar Project | Klickitat County | 150 | Late 2020 | [28] | |
White Bluffs Solar Station | Benton County | 0.03 | 2002 | [21][29] | |
Wild Horse Solar Facility | Kittitas County | 47°02′11″N 120°12′23″W | 0.5 | 2007 | [21] |
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Year opened | Ref |
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Spokane Waste to Energy (WTE) Facility | Spokane County | 47°37′35″N 117°30′17″W | 22 | 1991 | [30] |
Station | Location | Type | Capacity (MW) |
Status | Year opened | Year closed |
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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 |
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