Port Townsend Paper
Other power plant · Jefferson County, Washington
Nameplate capacity
7.5 MW
Rank in Washington
#104
of 139 plants
In service since
1986
January 1986
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Operator
- Port Townsend Paper Co
- County
- Jefferson County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among other plants in Washington
- #9 of 16
- EIA plant code
- 50544
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN6 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | 7.5 MW | 7.5 MW | 1986 | 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
| McNary Dam Fish Attraction Project | Hydro | 10 MW |
| Upper Falls | Hydro | 10 MW |
| Youngs Creek Hydroelectric Project | Hydro | 7.5 MW |
| Russell D Smith | Hydro | 6.1 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 7.5 MW solar plant and a 7.5 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