Goldendale Generating Station
Natural gas power plant · Klickitat County, Washington
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Puget Sound Energy Inc
- County
- Klickitat County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.95%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Washington
- #6 of 16
- EIA plant code
- 55482
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 189 MW | 153 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| G2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 114 MW | 111 MW | 2004 | Operating |
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
| Mint Farm Generating Station | Natural gas | 319 MW |
| Frederickson Power LP | Natural gas | 318 MW |
| Mossyrock | Hydro | 300 MW |
| Ferndale Generating Station | Natural gas | 286 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 303 MW solar plant and a 303 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