Sheep Creek Hydro
Hydro power plant · Stevens County, Washington
Nameplate capacity
1.6 MW
Rank in Washington
#134
of 139 plants
In service since
1986
June 1986
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Sheep Creek Hydro Inc
- County
- Stevens County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among hydro plants in Washington
- #70 of 73
- EIA plant code
- 50091
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.3 MW | 1.3 MW | 1986 | Operating |
| TB2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.3 MW | 0.3 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.
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| Orchard Avenue 1 | Hydro | 1.6 MW |
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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 1.6 MW solar plant and a 1.6 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