Power Plants in Benton County, Washington

Benton County, Washington has 6 power plants totaling 1,322 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants6operating sites
Capacity1,322 MWnameplate
Generation8.8M MWhannual
Nuclear 91%Wind 7%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Columbia Generating StationRichlandNuclear1,200 MWEnergy Northwest
Nine CanyonKennewickWind95.9 MWEnergy Northwest
ChandlerBenton CityHydroelectric12.0 MWU S Bureau Of Reclamation
Mcnary Dam Fish Attraction ProjectPlymouthHydroelectric10.0 MWNorthern Wasco County Pud
Horn Rapids Solar, Storage And TrainingRichlandSolar4.2 MWEnergy Northwest
Hop Hill Solar Generation And BessTbdBattery Storage— MWHohi Bn, Llc

About power generation in Benton County

Benton County, Washington has 6 power plants totaling 1,322 MW of nameplate capacity. Nuclear is the dominant fuel source at 91% of installed capacity, followed by Wind (7%) and Hydroelectric (2%). The largest facility is Columbia Generating Station at 1,200 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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