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Coal power plants in Washington

Washington has 1 operating coal power plants with 0.7 GW of capacity.

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The largest coal power plants in Washington

Operating, by capacity

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Transalta Centralia Generation1973730 MW

Coal power plants that came online most recently in Washington

Newest first

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Transalta Centralia Generation1973730 MW
The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks coal power plants

Operating coal power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about coal power plants in Washington

How many coal power plants are in Washington?
Washington has 1 operating utility-scale coal power plants with 0.7 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest coal power plant in Washington?
Transalta Centralia Generation in Lewis County, Washington is the largest, at 730 MW. It came online in 1973.
How many coal power plants were built in Washington in 2025?
0 coal power plants came online in Washington in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing coal power plants in Washington?
Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

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