Power Plants in King County, Washington

King County, Washington has 12 power plants totaling 167 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants12operating sites
Capacity167 MWnameplate
Generation323.9k MWhannual
CO₂2.6kmetric tons/year
Hydroelectric 85%Natural Gas 9%Biomass 6%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Snoqualmie 2SnoqualmieHydroelectric38.7 MWPuget Sound Energy Inc
Cedar Falls (Wa)North BendHydroelectric30.0 MWCity Of Seattle - (Wa)
Twin Falls HydroNorth BendHydroelectric24.0 MWCentral Rivers Power Us, Llc
South Fork ToltNorth BendHydroelectric16.8 MWCity Of Seattle - (Wa)
University Of Washington Power PlantSeattleNatural Gas15.0 MWUniversity Of Washington
SnoqualmieSnoqualmieHydroelectric12.8 MWPuget Sound Energy Inc
Calligan Creek Hydroelectric ProjectSnoqualmieHydroelectric6.0 MWPud No 1 Of Snohomish County
Hancock Creek Hydroelectric ProjectSnoqualmieHydroelectric6.0 MWPud No 1 Of Snohomish County
Cedar HillsMaple ValleyBiomass5.4 MWBio Energy Washington, Llc
West Point Treatment PlantSeattleBiomass4.6 MWKing County Dept-Natural Res
Weeks FallsNorth BendHydroelectric4.3 MWEagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
Black CreekSnoqualmieHydroelectric3.7 MWBlack Creek Hydro Inc

About power generation in King County

King County, Washington has 12 power plants totaling 167 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the dominant fuel source at 85% of installed capacity, followed by Natural Gas (9%) and Biomass (6%). The largest facility is Snoqualmie 2 at 38 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

To find plants closer to a specific address in King County, use the address lookup — it shows every plant within a chosen radius along with distance, fuel type, and emissions.