74th largest plant in Washington · 3784th nationally
Longview Fibre is a biomass power plant in Washington with a nameplate capacity of 45.0 MW. It generates roughly 170.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 16,271 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 43% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 239 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (45.0 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Longview Fibre |
|---|---|
| Operator | Longview Fibre Co |
| City | Longview |
| County | Cowlitz County |
| State | Washington |
| ZIP | 98632 |
| Coordinates | 46.10389, -122.91843 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 68.0 MW | Retired | 1995 |
| 7 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Black Liquor | 25.0 MW | Operating | 1966 |
| 6 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Black Liquor | 20.0 MW | Operating | 1958 |
| 4 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Black Liquor | 10.0 MW | Retired | 1949 |
| 5 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Black Liquor | 6.0 MW | Retired | 1950 |
| 3 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Black Liquor | 3.5 MW | Retired | 1941 |
| 2 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Black Liquor | 2.5 MW | Retired | 1936 |
| CO₂ | 20.4k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 164 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 54 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 239 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Bonneville Power Administration |
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.