Summary of Electricity Activity in Washington

Summary of Washington Generation

Washington is ranked #13 out of 51 U.S. states and territories in terms of total annual net electricity generation.

GridInfo.com electricity generation data is aggregated from Jan 2001 to Oct 2024.

Companies on File87
Plants on File183
Total Generation7.24G MMBtu
Total Sales 6.85G kWh
Total Revenue $719.80M

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Overall National Rank

#13 /51 U.S. States

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

101.3 TWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

638.3 M MMBtu

Electric Companies in Washington

87

Washington
Power Plants

183

Natural Gas Rank

#26

Coal Rank

#29

Nuclear Rank

#23

Hydroelectric Rank

#1

Wind Rank

#15

Solar Rank

#36

Monthly Net Generation for Washington

Electricity Sales Distribution

Electricity Sales, Price, and Revenue Breakdown

SalesPrice (Avg)Revenue
Residential2.67G kWh12.50 cents/kWh$334.19M
Commercial2.48G kWh10.94 cents/kWh$271.19M
Industrial1.69G kWh6.72 cents/kWh$113.64M
Transportation7.01M kWh11.21 cents/kWh$786.05k
Total6.85G kWh10.51 cents/kWh$719.80M

Production by Source

Largest 24 Power Plants in Washington

RankPlantUtilityLocationAnnual GenerationInitial Operation DateLast UpdateFuel Types
#9BoundaryCity of Seattle - (WA)Metaline, Washington3.0 TWhJul 1967Oct 2024 Water
#11Chehalis Generating FacilityPacifiCorpChehalis, Washington2.4 TWhJul 2003Oct 2024 Natural Gas
#3Chief JosephUSACE Northwestern DivisionBridgeport, Washington9.0 TWhAug 1955Oct 2024 Water
#2Columbia Generating StationEnergy NorthwestRichland, Washington9.9 TWhNov 1984Oct 2024 Nuclear
#16Ferndale Generating StationPuget Sound Energy IncFerndale, Washington1.7 TWhMar 1994Oct 2024 Natural Gas : 99.9%
#15Frederickson Power LPFrederickson Power LPTacoma, Washington1.8 TWhJul 2002Dec 2023 Natural Gas
#12Goldendale Generating StationPuget Sound Energy IncGoldendale, Washington2.2 TWhJul 2004Dec 2023 Natural Gas
#1Grand CouleeU S Bureau of ReclamationGrand Coulee, Washington15.1 TWhFeb 1941Oct 2024 Water
#8Grays Harbor Energy FacilityInvenergy Services LLCElma, Washington3.1 TWhApr 2008Oct 2024 Natural Gas
#22HF Sinclair Puget Sound RefiningHF Sinclair CorporationAnacortes, Washington992.6 GWhAug 1991Oct 2024 Natural Gas : 77.7% Other Gas : 22.3%
#19Ice HarborUSACE Northwestern DivisionBurbank, Washington1.4 TWhDec 1961Oct 2024 Water
#18Little GooseUSACE Northwestern DivisionDayton, Washington1.5 TWhMar 1970Oct 2024 Water
#21Lower GraniteUSACE Northwestern DivisionPomeroy, Washington1.3 TWhMar 1975Oct 2024 Water
#20Lower MonumentalUSACE Northwestern DivisionKahlotus, Washington1.3 TWhMay 1969Oct 2024 Water
#14Mint Farm Generating StationPuget Sound Energy IncLongview, Washington2.0 TWhDec 2007Dec 2023 Natural Gas
#23MossyrockCity of Tacoma - (WA)Silver Creek, Washington860.6 GWhSep 1968Oct 2024 Water
#6Priest RapidsPUD No 2 of Grant CountyMattawa, Washington3.8 TWhSep 1959Oct 2024 Water
#17River Road Gen PlantPUD No 1 of Clark County - (WA)Vancouver, Washington1.6 TWhNov 1997Oct 2024 Natural Gas
#13Rock IslandPUD No 1 of Chelan CountyWenatchee, Washington2.0 TWhSep 1931Oct 2024 Water
#4Rocky ReachPUD No 1 of Chelan CountyWenatchee, Washington4.8 TWhMay 1961Oct 2024 Water
#24Sumas Power PlantPuget Sound Energy IncSumas, Washington834.9 GWhFeb 1993Dec 2023 Natural Gas
#10Transalta Centralia GenerationTransAlta Centralia Gen LLCCentralia, Washington2.8 TWhNov 1972Oct 2024 Subbituminous Coal : 99.7%
#5WanapumPUD No 2 of Grant CountyBeverly, Washington4.0 TWhMay 1963Oct 2024 Water
#7WellsPUD No 1 of Douglas CountyPateros, Washington3.4 TWhAug 1967Oct 2024 Water

Electricity Generation by Washington Counties

State RankCounty# Power PlantsNet Generation
Past 12 Months
Net Generation
from Natural Gas
Net Generation
from Wind
Net Generation
from Solar
Net Generation
from Nuclear
#22Adams County, WA4455.9 GWh0.0 Wh397.6 GWh41.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#3Benton County, WA610.3 TWh0.0 Wh194.7 GWh5.7 GWh9.9 TWh
#4Chelan County, WA47.1 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#29Clallam County, WA336.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#15Clark County, WA21.6 TWh1.6 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#11Columbia County, WA43.1 TWh0.0 Wh1.6 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#8Cowlitz County, WA63.4 TWh2.1 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#2Douglas County, WA212.5 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#31Franklin County, WA317.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#18Garfield County, WA1817.6 GWh0.0 Wh817.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#1Grant County, WA823.5 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#10Grays Harbor County, WA63.3 TWh3.1 TWh11.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#30Jefferson County, WA235.5 GWh1.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#26King County, WA12329.0 GWh6.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#17Kittitas County, WA91.1 TWh0.0 Wh1.1 TWh32.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#7Klickitat County, WA165.3 TWh2.2 TWh2.8 TWh353.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#5Lewis County, WA86.9 TWh2.4 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#19Lincoln County, WA2588.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#27Mason County, WA3290.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#9Pend Oreille County, WA33.4 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#13Pierce County, WA132.7 TWh2.0 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#14Skagit County, WA42.1 TWh1.4 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#20Skamania County, WA1564.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#25Snohomish County, WA9329.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh697.0 MWh0.0 Wh
#21Spokane County, WA7500.6 GWh64.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#24Stevens County, WA4350.4 GWh26.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#23Thurston County, WA3441.2 GWh0.0 Wh411.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#12Walla Walla County, WA43.0 TWh0.0 Wh331.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#6Whatcom County, WA135.7 TWh3.7 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#16Whitman County, WA61.6 TWh59.2 MWh294.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#28Yakima County, WA12105.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh

Top 20 Electricity Producing Cities in Washington

Electricity Generation for Neighboring States

National RankStateNet Generation# Power Plants
#12Arizona116.1 TWh221
#4California219.1 TWh2,305
#28Colorado59.1 TWh340
#43Idaho18.5 TWh196
#21Iowa69.4 TWh349
#29Kansas58.2 TWh197
#30Minnesota56.6 TWh889
#22Missouri68.3 TWh176
#40Montana26.5 TWh96
#37Nebraska38.3 TWh146
#32Nevada45.7 TWh153
#36New Mexico40.0 TWh181
#34North Dakota42.8 TWh72
#17Oklahoma93.5 TWh159
#25Oregon62.7 TWh320
#42South Dakota19.3 TWh60
#1Texas561.8 TWh1,308
#39Utah33.1 TWh179
#24Wisconsin64.0 TWh323
#35Wyoming41.1 TWh92

* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Oct 2024