Power Plants Near 99176 — Thornton, WA

19 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 99176 (Thornton, Washington). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 47.1253, -117.3864 · County: Whitman

Hydroelectric 75%Wind 20%Natural Gas 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.3 mi	Palouse Oakesdale, WA	Wind	105 MW	Onward Energy
27.3 mi	Plummer Cogen Plummer, ID	Biomass	6 MW	Stimson Lumber Company
27.9 mi	Turner Energy Storage Project Pullman, WA	Battery Storage	—	Avista Corp
29.2 mi	Biotech Ls 0836 Pullman, WA	Oil	1 MW	Washington State University
29.2 mi	Washington State University Pullman, WA	Coal	—	Washington State University
29.5 mi	Grimes Way Pullman, WA	Natural Gas	4 MW	Washington State University
32.2 mi	Lower Granite Pomeroy, WA	Hydroelectric	810 MW	Usace Northwestern Division
35.1 mi	Spokane Waste To Energy Spokane, WA	Biomass	26 MW	City Of Spokane
35.3 mi	Fighting Creek Lfgte Plant Coeur D'alene, ID	Biomass	3 MW	Kootenai Renewable Energy Llc
36.5 mi	Monroe Street Spokane, WA	Hydroelectric	15 MW	Avista Corp
36.6 mi	Upper Falls Spokane, WA	Hydroelectric	10 MW	Avista Corp
38.6 mi	Upriver Dam Hydro Plant Spokane, WA	Hydroelectric	18 MW	City Of Spokane
41.1 mi	Boulder Park Spokane, WA	Natural Gas	25 MW	Avista Corp
42.1 mi	Northeast (Wa) Spokane, WA	Natural Gas	62 MW	Avista Corp
44.8 mi	Post Falls Post Falls, ID	Hydroelectric	15 MW	Avista Corp
45.1 mi	Nine Mile Nine Mile, WA	Hydroelectric	38 MW	Avista Corp
46.4 mi	Lower Snake River Wind Energy Project Pomeroy, WA	Wind	343 MW	Puget Sound Energy Inc
47.8 mi	Lower Snake Solar Generation Bess Tbd, WA	Battery Storage	—	Losn, Llc
48.1 mi	Little Goose Dayton, WA	Hydroelectric	810 MW	Usace Northwestern Division

Power generation near this area

There are 19 power plants within 50 miles of Thornton, Washington (ZIP 99176), with a combined 2,289 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 19 nearby plants. The closest plant is Palouse at 2.3 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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