Sierra Pacific Burlington Facility
Other power plant · Skagit County, Washington
Nameplate capacity
28 MW
Rank in Washington
#80
of 139 plants
In service since
2007
March 2007
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Operator
- Sierra Pacific Industries
- County
- Skagit County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.09%
- Rank among other plants in Washington
- #4 of 16
- EIA plant code
- 56406
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | 28 MW | 25 MW | 2007 | 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
| Nine Mile | Hydro | 38 MW |
| Cedar Falls (WA) | Hydro | 30 MW |
| Packwood | Hydro | 28 MW |
| Main Canal Headworks | Hydro | 27 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 28 MW solar plant and a 28 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