Spokane Waste to Energy
Other power plant · Spokane County, Washington
Nameplate capacity
26 MW
Rank in Washington
#83
of 139 plants
In service since
1991
September 1991
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Municipal Solid Waste
- Operator
- City of Spokane
- County
- Spokane County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.08%
- Rank among other plants in Washington
- #5 of 16
- EIA plant code
- 50886
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Municipal Solid Waste | 26 MW | 23 MW | 1991 | 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
| Packwood | Hydro | 28 MW |
| Main Canal Headworks | Hydro | 27 MW |
| Boulder Park | Natural gas | 25 MW |
| Twin Falls Hydro | Hydro | 24 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 26 MW solar plant and a 26 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