Whitehorn
Natural gas power plant · Whatcom County, Washington
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Puget Sound Energy Inc
- County
- Whatcom County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.53%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Washington
- #11 of 16
- EIA plant code
- 6120
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 85 MW | 67 MW | 1981 | Operating |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 85 MW | 67 MW | 1981 | 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
| FPL Energy Vansycle LLC (WA) | Wind | 177 MW |
| Encogen | Natural gas | 176 MW |
| Mayfield | Hydro | 162 MW |
| Hopkins Ridge Wind | Wind | 157 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 169 MW solar plant and a 169 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