28th largest plant in Washington · 1267th nationally
River Road Gen Plant is a natural gas power plant in Washington with a nameplate capacity of 248 MW. It generates roughly 1.8M MWh per year — enough to power about 174,152 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 84% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation. At 843 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (248 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 | River Road Gen Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Pud No 1 Of Clark County - (Wa) |
| City | Vancouver |
| County | Clark County |
| State | Washington |
| ZIP | 98660 |
| Coordinates | 45.64970, -122.72560 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 248 MW | Operating | 1997 |
| CO₂ | 771.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 5 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 82 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 843 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 |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.