Power plant · Washington, United States
Columbia Generating Station
Columbia Generating Station is a power plant in Washington, United States, with 1,200 MW of capacity, owned by Energy Northwest- Columbia.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Washington | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1984 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Energy Northwest- Columbia | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Energy Northwest- Columbia | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,200 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Nuclear | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 46.4711, -119.3339 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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Columbia Generating Station is the 5th-largest of 17 power plants in Washington and the 222nd-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 1,200 MW is 0.14% of the 839,036 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 5th of 17 | 22,161 MW | 5.4% |
| United States | 222nd of 800 | 839,036 MW | 0.14% |
| All power plants in our data | 247th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | 0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 922 water rights, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Wallula water right S3-+20141CWRIS | Water right | — | — | 1.7 km |
| Groundwater water right G3-+20142CWRIS | Water right | — | — | 1.8 km |
| Columbia River water right S3-131212CL | Water right | — | — | 6.5 km |
Owner, operator and place
Other power plants in Washington
- Grand Coulee6,809 MW
- Chief Joseph2,456 MW
- Rocky Reach1,349 MW
- Wanapum1,220 MW
- Boundary1,160 MW
- Priest Rapids950 MW
- Wells867 MW
- Little Goose810 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- Washington Department of Ecology water rights (Water Rights Tracking System). Washington Department of Ecology water rights (Water Rights Tracking System), Ecology copyright information.