Biotech LS 0836
Other power plant · Whitman County, Washington
Nameplate capacity
1.0 MW
Rank in Washington
#138
of 139 plants
In service since
2009
May 2009
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Washington State University
- County
- Whitman County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among other plants in Washington
- #16 of 16
- EIA plant code
- 56932
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLS1 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2009 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Washington
| Nooksack Hydro | Hydro | 1.5 MW |
| Lilliwaup Falls Generating | Hydro | 1.4 MW |
| Skookumchuck | Hydro | 1.0 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 1.0 MW solar plant and a 1.0 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Washington power plants · What Washington actually generates