Power Plants Near 98563 — Montesano, WA

17 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 98563 (Montesano, Washington). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 47.0901, -123.5006 · County: Grays Harbor

Natural Gas 55%Coal 31%Hydroelectric 7%Wind 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.4 mi	Grays Harbor Energy Facility Elma, WA	Natural Gas	715 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
15.2 mi	Sierra Pacific Aberdeen Aberdeen, WA	Biomass	18 MW	Sierra Pacific Industries
15.5 mi	Cosmo Specialty Fibers Plant Cosmopolis, WA	Biomass	15 MW	Cosmo Specialty Fibers
21.0 mi	Wynoochee Montesano, WA	Hydroelectric	13 MW	City Of Tacoma - (Wa)
25.1 mi	Cushman 2 Shelton, WA	Hydroelectric	85 MW	City Of Tacoma - (Wa)
25.4 mi	Coyote Crest Wind Farm Centralia, WA	Wind	—	Big Sky Wind, Llc
26.1 mi	Cushman 1 Shelton, WA	Hydroelectric	43 MW	City Of Tacoma - (Wa)
31.9 mi	Lilliwaup Falls Generating Lilliwaup, WA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	William G. Reed Jr
33.6 mi	Coastal Energy Project Aberdeen, WA	Wind	6 MW	Coastal Community Action Program
36.1 mi	Centralia Battery Energy Storage System Bucoda, WA	Battery Storage	—	Cent Bn, Llc
37.0 mi	Tono Solar Centralia, WA	Solar	—	Transalta Holdings U.s. Inc.
38.0 mi	Transalta Centralia Generation Centralia, WA	Coal	730 MW	Transalta Centralia Gen Llc
41.5 mi	Yelm Yelm, WA	Hydroelectric	12 MW	City Of Centralia - (Wa)
42.5 mi	Skookumchuck Tenino, WA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Transalta Centralia Gen Llc
42.6 mi	Chehalis Generating Facility Chehalis, WA	Natural Gas	593 MW	Pacificorp
42.8 mi	Skookumchuck Wind Facility Rainier, WA	Wind	136 MW	Southern Power Co
48.8 mi	Sinclair Bess Gorst, WA	Battery Storage	—	Sinc Bn, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 17 power plants within 50 miles of Montesano, Washington (ZIP 98563), with a combined 2,368 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 17 nearby plants. The closest plant is Grays Harbor Energy Facility at 8.4 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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