Power Plants Near 98527 — Bay Center, WA

10 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 98527 (Bay Center, Washington). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 46.6315, -123.9549 · County: Pacific

Natural Gas 97%Biomass 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
12.4 mi	Coastal Energy Project Aberdeen, WA	Wind	6 MW	Coastal Community Action Program
24.1 mi	Cosmo Specialty Fibers Plant Cosmopolis, WA	Biomass	15 MW	Cosmo Specialty Fibers
25.1 mi	Sierra Pacific Aberdeen Aberdeen, WA	Biomass	18 MW	Sierra Pacific Industries
29.7 mi	Coyote Crest Wind Farm Centralia, WA	Wind	—	Big Sky Wind, Llc
32.4 mi	Grays Harbor Energy Facility Elma, WA	Natural Gas	715 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
42.1 mi	Georgia-Pacific Wauna Mill Clatskanie, OR	Biomass	30 MW	Georgia-Pacific Wauna Llc
48.7 mi	Port Westward Clatskanie, OR	Natural Gas	483 MW	Portland General Electric Co
48.7 mi	Port Westward Unit 2 Clatskanie, OR	Natural Gas	226 MW	Portland General Electric Co
48.9 mi	Beaver Clatskanie, OR	Natural Gas	611 MW	Portland General Electric Co
49.4 mi	Chehalis Generating Facility Chehalis, WA	Natural Gas	593 MW	Pacificorp

Power generation near this area

There are 10 power plants within 50 miles of Bay Center, Washington (ZIP 98527), with a combined 2,697 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 10 nearby plants. The closest plant is Coastal Energy Project at 12.4 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in Washington, visit the Washington state page.

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