🌿 Biomass Power Plants in Washington
Washington operates 16 biomass power plants totaling 292 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 1.3M MWh.
Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.
Plants16operating
Capacity291 MWnameplate
Generation1.3M MWhannual
Where biomass plants sit in Washington
All Washington biomass plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nippon Dynawave Packaging Longview Wa | Longview | Cowlitz County | 62 MW | Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. |
| Kettle Falls Generating Station | Kettle Falls | Stevens County | 58 MW | Avista Corp |
| Longview Fibre | Longview | Cowlitz County | 45 MW | Longview Fibre Co |
| Sierra Pacific Burlington Facility | Mt Vernon | Skagit County | 28 MW | Sierra Pacific Industries |
| Spokane Waste To Energy | Spokane | Spokane County | 26 MW | City Of Spokane |
| Sierra Pacific Aberdeen | Aberdeen | Grays Harbor County | 18 MW | Sierra Pacific Industries |
| Cosmo Specialty Fibers Plant | Cosmopolis | Grays Harbor County | 15 MW | Cosmo Specialty Fibers |
| Mckinley Paper Co. - Washington Mill | Port Angeles | Clallam County | 13 MW | Mckinley Paper Co. - Washington Mill |
| Port Townsend Paper | Port Townsend | Jefferson County | 8 MW | Port Townsend Paper Co |
| Cedar Hills | Maple Valley | King County | 5 MW | Bio Energy Washington, Llc |
| West Point Treatment Plant | Seattle | King County | 5 MW | King County Dept-Natural Res |
| Darrington | Darrington | Snohomish County | 5 MW | Hampton Lumber Mills - Washington Inc |
| Lri Lfgte Facility | Graham | Pierce County | 5 MW | Frontier Operation Services |
| Steam Plant | Tacoma | Pierce County | — | City Of Tacoma - (Wa) |
| Everett Cogen | Everett | Snohomish County | — | Kimberly-Clark Corp |
| Spi - Everett | Everett | Snohomish County | — | Sierra Pacific Industries |