Power Plants in Whatcom County, Washington

Whatcom County, Washington has 12 power plants totaling 1,719 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants12operating sites
Capacity1,718 MWnameplate
Generation5.7M MWhannual
CO₂1.9Mmetric tons/year
Hydroelectric 56%Natural Gas 44%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
RossRockportHydroelectric450 MWCity Of Seattle - (Wa)
Ferndale Generating StationFerndaleNatural Gas286 MWPuget Sound Energy Inc
GorgeRockportHydroelectric207 MWCity Of Seattle - (Wa)
DiabloRockportHydroelectric182 MWCity Of Seattle - (Wa)
EncogenBellinghamNatural Gas176 MWPuget Sound Energy Inc
WhitehornBlaineNatural Gas169 MWPuget Sound Energy Inc
Sumas Power PlantSumasNatural Gas126 MWPuget Sound Energy Inc
Upper BakerConcreteHydroelectric105 MWPuget Sound Energy Inc
Koma KulshanConcreteHydroelectric12.0 MWEagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
NewhalemRockportHydroelectric2.3 MWCity Of Seattle - (Wa)
Glacier Battery StorageGlacierOther Fossil2.0 MWPuget Sound Energy Inc
Nooksack HydroGlacierHydroelectric1.5 MWPuget Sound Hydro Llc

About power generation in Whatcom County

Whatcom County, Washington has 12 power plants totaling 1,719 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the dominant fuel source at 56% of installed capacity, followed by Natural Gas (44%) and Other Fossil (0%). The largest facility is Ross at 450 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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