List of power stations in Washington
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state of Washington. These include facilities that are located in more than one state.
Fossil fuel
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Type | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Year opened |
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| Boulder Park Peaking Unit | Spokane Valley Spokane Valley, Washington Spokane Valley is an incorporated city in Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is located east of Spokane and west of Coeur d'Alene. It surrounds the town of Millwood on three sides... |
Natural Gas | 24 | Avista | ||
| Centralia Power Plant Centralia Power Plant Centralia Big Hanaford power plant is a major coal-fired power plant supplemented with newer natural-gas-fired units. It is located east of Centralia, Washington, United States in Lewis County. As of 2006, it is the only commercial coal-fired power plant in Washington State... |
Centralia Centralia, Washington Centralia is a city in Lewis County, Washington, United States. The population was 16,336 at the 2010 census.-History:In pioneer days, Centralia was the halfway stopover point for stagecoaches operating between the Columbia River and Seattle. In 1850, J. G. Cochran came from Missouri with his... |
46°45′20"N 122°51′36"W | Coal | 1340 | TransAlta Corporation | 1972 |
| Chehalis Generation Facility | Chehalis Chehalis, Washington Chehalis is a city in Lewis County, Washington, United States. The population was 7,259 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Lewis County.-History:... |
Natural Gas | 520 | PacifiCorp PacifiCorp PacifiCorp is an electric power company in the northwestern United States.PacifiCorp has three primary subsidiaries:# Pacific Power is a regulated electric utility with service territory throughout Oregon, northern California, and southeastern Washington.# Rocky Mountain Power is a regulated... |
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| Encogen Generating Station | Bellingham Bellingham, Washington Bellingham is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is the twelfth-largest city in the state. Situated on Bellingham Bay, Bellingham is protected by Lummi Island, Portage Island, and the Lummi Peninsula, and opens onto the Strait of Georgia... |
Natural Gas | 167 | Puget Sound Energy Puget Sound Energy Puget Sound Energy is Washington state's oldest local energy utility providing electrical power and natural gas in the Puget Sound region of the northwest United States... |
1993 | |
| Fredonia Generating Station | Skagit Skagit County, Washington Skagit County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Skagit Indian tribe. As of 2010, the population was 116,901. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
Natural Gas | 314 | Puget Sound Energy Puget Sound Energy Puget Sound Energy is Washington state's oldest local energy utility providing electrical power and natural gas in the Puget Sound region of the northwest United States... |
early 1980s, 2001 | |
| Frederickson Generating Station | Frederickson Frederickson, Washington Frederickson is a census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 5,758 at the 2000 census and has grown to 18,719 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Frederickson is located at .... |
Natural Gas | 147 | Puget Sound Energy Puget Sound Energy Puget Sound Energy is Washington state's oldest local energy utility providing electrical power and natural gas in the Puget Sound region of the northwest United States... |
1981 | |
| Frederickson 1 Generating Station | Frederickson Frederickson, Washington Frederickson is a census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 5,758 at the 2000 census and has grown to 18,719 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Frederickson is located at .... |
Natural Gas | 275 | EPCOR EPCOR EPCOR Utilities Inc., formerly known as Aqualta and Eltec, is a utility company based in Edmonton, Alberta, which manages numerous municipal water and wastewater treatment facilities throughout Alberta and British Columbia... |
2002 | |
| Goldendale Generating Station | Goldendale Goldendale, Washington Goldendale is a rural agricultural town in and the county seat of Klickitat County, Washington, United States, near the Columbia River Gorge. The population within city limits was 3,760 at the 2000 census and 3,407, a 9.4% decrease at the 2010 census. A nationally known point of interest is north... |
Natural Gas | 277 | Puget Sound Energy Puget Sound Energy Puget Sound Energy is Washington state's oldest local energy utility providing electrical power and natural gas in the Puget Sound region of the northwest United States... |
2004 | |
| Mint Farm Generating Station | Longview Longview, Washington Longview is a city in Cowlitz County, Washington, United States. It is the principal city of the "Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area", which encompasses all of Cowlitz County. Longview's population was 36,648 at the time of the 2010 census and is the largest city in Cowlitz County... |
Natural Gas | 310 | Puget Sound Energy Puget Sound Energy Puget Sound Energy is Washington state's oldest local energy utility providing electrical power and natural gas in the Puget Sound region of the northwest United States... |
2008 | |
| River Road Generating Plant | Vancouver Vancouver, Washington Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. Incorporated in 1857, it is the fourth largest city in the state with a 2010 census population of 161,791 as of April 1, 2010... |
Natural Gas | 248 | Clark Public Utilities | ||
| Satsop Combustion Turbine | Satsop Satsop, Washington Satsop is a census-designated place in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 619 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Satsop is located on the Satsop River, at .... |
Natural Gas | 650 | Energy Northwest Energy Northwest Energy Northwest is a United States public power joint operating agency formed by State law in 1957 to produce at-cost power for Northwest utilities. Headquartered in Richland, Washington, the WPPSS became commonly knowns as "Whoops"before being renamed Energy Northwest in November 1998... |
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| Sumas Generating Station | Sumas | Natural Gas | 125 | Puget Sound Energy Puget Sound Energy Puget Sound Energy is Washington state's oldest local energy utility providing electrical power and natural gas in the Puget Sound region of the northwest United States... |
1993 | |
| Tenaska Generating Station | Ferndale Ferndale, Washington -Demographics:As of the census of 2009, there were 11,681 people, 3,901 households, and 2,303 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,409.1 people per square mile . There were 3,292 housing units at an average density of 529.7 per square mile... |
Natural Gas | 266 | Tenaska Energy Tenaska Energy Tenaska Energy is one of the largest independent power producers in the United States. The employee-owned company started in 1987 and is headquartered in Omaha, Neb.... |
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| Whitehorn Generating Station | Ferndale Ferndale, Washington -Demographics:As of the census of 2009, there were 11,681 people, 3,901 households, and 2,303 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,409.1 people per square mile . There were 3,292 housing units at an average density of 529.7 per square mile... |
Natural Gas | 147 | Puget Sound Energy Puget Sound Energy Puget Sound Energy is Washington state's oldest local energy utility providing electrical power and natural gas in the Puget Sound region of the northwest United States... |
1974, 1981 | |
Hydroelectric power stations
| Name | Capacity (MW) | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... | River | Status | Operator | ||
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| Bonneville Dam Bonneville Dam Bonneville Lock and Dam consists of several run-of-the-river dam structures that together complete a span of the Columbia River between the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington at River Mile 146.1. The dam is located east of Portland, Oregon, in the Columbia River Gorge. The primary functions of... |
1,093 | 45°38′03"N 121°57′15"W | Columbia | Operational | No | US Army Corps of Engineers | |
| Boundary Dam Boundary Dam Boundary Dam is a concrete arch gravity-type hydroelectric dam on the Pend Oreille River, in the U.S. state of Washington. The dam is located in the northeast corner of Washington state, just south of the border with British Columbia, Canada. It is operated by Seattle City Light and makes up a... |
1,024 | 48°59′14"N 117°20′51"W | Pend O'Reille | Operational | No | Seattle City Light Seattle City Light Seattle City Light is the public utility providing electrical power to Seattle, Washington and parts of its metropolitan area, including all of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park and parts of unincorporated King County, Burien, Normandy Park, Seatac, Renton, and Tukwila... |
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| Chief Joseph Dam Chief Joseph Dam The Chief Joseph Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Columbia River, upriver from Bridgeport, Washington, USA. The dam was authorized as Foster Creek Dam and Powerhouse for power generation and irrigation by the River and Harbor Act of 1946... |
2,620 | 47°59′43"N 119°38′00"W | Columbia | Operational | No | US Army Corps of Engineers | |
| Diablo Dam Diablo Dam Diablo Dam is one of three dams along the upper Skagit River in Whatcom County, Washington and part of the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project that supplies Seattle with a large proportion of its power needs. Work was begun in 1917 on a six-mile tunnel through Diablo Canyon and subsequent... |
159 | 48°42′51"N 121°07′52"W | Skagit | Operational | No | Seattle City Light Seattle City Light Seattle City Light is the public utility providing electrical power to Seattle, Washington and parts of its metropolitan area, including all of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park and parts of unincorporated King County, Burien, Normandy Park, Seatac, Renton, and Tukwila... |
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| Electron Hydroelectric Project | 22 | Puyallup | Operational | No | Puget Sound Energy Puget Sound Energy Puget Sound Energy is Washington state's oldest local energy utility providing electrical power and natural gas in the Puget Sound region of the northwest United States... |
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| Gorge Dam | 199 | 48°41′52"N 121°12′30"W | Skagit | Operational | No | Seattle City Light Seattle City Light Seattle City Light is the public utility providing electrical power to Seattle, Washington and parts of its metropolitan area, including all of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park and parts of unincorporated King County, Burien, Normandy Park, Seatac, Renton, and Tukwila... |
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| Grand Coulee Dam Grand Coulee Dam Grand Coulee Dam is a gravity dam on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington built to produce hydroelectric power and provide irrigation. It was constructed between 1933 and 1942, originally with two power plants. A third power station was completed in 1974 to increase its energy... |
6,809 | 47°57′21"N 118°58′54"W | Columbia | Operational | Yes | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation | |
| Ice Harbor Dam | 603 | 46°14′58"N 118°52′47"W | Snake | Operational | No | US Army Corps of Engineers | |
| Lake Chelan Dam Lake Chelan Dam Lake Chelan Dam officially known as the Lake Chelan Hydroelectric Project is located approximately 32 miles north of the city of Wenatchee in Chelan County, near the geographic center of Washington state. The dam is located at the lower or southeasterly end of 55 miles long Lake Chelan, and is... |
59 | 47°50′4.05"N 120°0′43.23"W | Chelan | Operational | No | Chelan County Public Utility District Chelan County Public Utility District The Chelan County Public Utility District, or Chelan County PUD, provides electric, water, and wastewater public utility services in Chelan County, in north-central Washington, USA.... |
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| Little Goose Dam | 932 | 46°35′15"N 118°01′34"W | Snake | Operational | No | US Army Corps of Engineers | |
| Lower Baker Dam Lower Baker Dam Lower Baker Dam is a dam across the Baker River one mile north of Concrete, Washington. It forms a reservoir called Lake Shannon which stretches upstream. The dam is operated by Puget Sound Energy as part of the Baker River Hydroelectric Project.The dam has a thick arch design, and is high and ... |
79 | 48°32′51"N 121°44′28"W | Baker | Operational | No | Puget Sound Energy Puget Sound Energy Puget Sound Energy is Washington state's oldest local energy utility providing electrical power and natural gas in the Puget Sound region of the northwest United States... |
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| Lower Granite Dam | 932 | 46°39′38"N 117°25′41"W | Snake | Operational | No | US Army Corps of Engineers | |
| Lower Monumental Dam | 932 | 46°33′45"N 118°32′15"W | Snake | Operational | No | US Army Corps of Engineers | |
| Merwin Dam Merwin Dam Merwin Dam is a concrete arch gravity-type hydroelectric dam on the Lewis River, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located on the border between Cowlitz County and Clark County. Its reservoir is called Lake Merwin.... |
136 | 45°57′24"N 122°33′18"W | Lewis | Operational | No | PacifiCorp PacifiCorp PacifiCorp is an electric power company in the northwestern United States.PacifiCorp has three primary subsidiaries:# Pacific Power is a regulated electric utility with service territory throughout Oregon, northern California, and southeastern Washington.# Rocky Mountain Power is a regulated... |
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| Priest Rapids Dam Priest Rapids Dam Priest Rapids Dam is a hydroelectric, concrete gravity dam; located on the Columbia River, between the Yakima Firing Range and the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, and bridges Yakima County and Grant County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The dam is 24 miles south of the town of Vantage, and 47 miles... |
955 | 46°38′35"N 119°54′34"W | Columbia | Operational | No | Grant County Public Utility District Grant County Public Utility District Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, or Grant County PUD, is a public utility district in north central Washington state. It is owned by its customers and governed by a Board of Commissioners elected by the customer-owners. Though it is not regulated by another governmental unit, a PUD... |
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| Rock Island Dam Rock Island Dam Rock Island Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. Chelan County Public Utility District's Rock Island Dam and Hydro Project was the first dam to span the Columbia, having been built from 1929 to 1933. It is located near the geographical center of... |
660 | 47°20′32"N 120°05′41"W | Columbia | Operational | No | Chelan County Public Utility District Chelan County Public Utility District The Chelan County Public Utility District, or Chelan County PUD, provides electric, water, and wastewater public utility services in Chelan County, in north-central Washington, USA.... |
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| Rocky Reach Dam Rocky Reach Dam Rocky Reach Dam is a hydroelectric dam in the U.S. state of Washington. Chelan County Public Utility District's Rocky Reach Dam and Hydro Project is located in north central Washington state, USA on the Columbia River, about seven miles upstream from the city of Wenatchee... |
1,300 | 47°32′00"N 120°17′40"W | Columbia | Operational | No | Chelan County Public Utility District Chelan County Public Utility District The Chelan County Public Utility District, or Chelan County PUD, provides electric, water, and wastewater public utility services in Chelan County, in north-central Washington, USA.... |
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| Ross Dam Ross Dam Ross Dam is a -high, -long concrete thin-arch dam across the Skagit River, forming Ross Lake. The dam is in Washington State, while Ross Lake extends north into British Columbia, Canada... |
353 | 48°43′54"N 121°04′02"W | Skagit | Operational | No | Seattle City Light Seattle City Light Seattle City Light is the public utility providing electrical power to Seattle, Washington and parts of its metropolitan area, including all of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park and parts of unincorporated King County, Burien, Normandy Park, Seatac, Renton, and Tukwila... |
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| Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Project | 44 | Snoqualmie | Operational | No | Puget Sound Energy Puget Sound Energy Puget Sound Energy is Washington state's oldest local energy utility providing electrical power and natural gas in the Puget Sound region of the northwest United States... |
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| Swift Dam Swift Dam Swift Dam or Swift No. 1 is an earth-type hydroelectric dam on the Lewis River, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Skamania County. Its reservoir is called Swift Reservoir.-References:... |
240 | 46°3′47"N 122°11′52"W | Lewis | Operational | No | PacifiCorp PacifiCorp PacifiCorp is an electric power company in the northwestern United States.PacifiCorp has three primary subsidiaries:# Pacific Power is a regulated electric utility with service territory throughout Oregon, northern California, and southeastern Washington.# Rocky Mountain Power is a regulated... |
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| Upper Baker Dam Upper Baker Dam Upper Baker Dam is a dam spanning the Baker River in northern Washington in the United States of America. It is one of two dams on the river, the other one being the Lower Baker Dam a few miles downstream... |
91 | 48°38′56"N 121°41′27"W | Baker | Operational | No | Puget Sound Energy Puget Sound Energy Puget Sound Energy is Washington state's oldest local energy utility providing electrical power and natural gas in the Puget Sound region of the northwest United States... |
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| Wells Dam Wells Dam Wells Dam is a hydroelectric dam located on the Columbia River, downstream from the confluence of the Okanogan River, Methow River, and the Columbia River in Washington State. The dam, associated structures, and machinery make up the Wells Hydroelectric Project. It is owned and operated by... |
851 | 47°56′43.44"N 119°51′57.6"W | Columbia | Operational | No | Douglas County Public Utility District Douglas County Public Utility District The Douglas County Public Utility District, or Douglas County PUD, is a Public Co-operative energy district located in north central Washington, USA. It is owned by its customers and governed by a Board of Commissioners elected by the customer-owners. Though it is not regulated by another... |
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| Wanapum Dam Wanapum Dam Wanapum Dam is a hydroelectric project located on the Columbia River downstream from Vantage, Washington where Interstate 90 crosses the Columbia from Grant County into Kittitas County. It is owned by the Grant County Public Utility District. Its reservoir is named Lake Wanapum.The dam, and its... |
1,038 | 46°52′31"N 119°58′16"W | Columbia | Operational | No | Grant County Public Utility District Grant County Public Utility District Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, or Grant County PUD, is a public utility district in north central Washington state. It is owned by its customers and governed by a Board of Commissioners elected by the customer-owners. Though it is not regulated by another governmental unit, a PUD... |
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| Yale Dam Yale Dam Yale Dam is a 323-foot high earth-type hydroelectric dam on the Lewis River, in the U.S. state of Washington, owned by PacifiCorp. It is located on the border between Cowlitz County and Clark County. Its reservoir is called Yale Lake. The dam's power plant generates 134 megawatts.-References:... |
134 | 45°57′51"N 122°19′57"W | Lewis | Operational | No | PacifiCorp PacifiCorp PacifiCorp is an electric power company in the northwestern United States.PacifiCorp has three primary subsidiaries:# Pacific Power is a regulated electric utility with service territory throughout Oregon, northern California, and southeastern Washington.# Rocky Mountain Power is a regulated... |
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Wind farms
List of wind farms and their respective capacities as of 2010-06-30.| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Status | |
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| Windy Point Wind Farm | Klickitat County | 339 | Operational | ||
| Wild Horse I Wild Horse Wind Farm The Wild Horse Wind Farm is a 229-megawatt wind farm that generates energy for Puget Sound Energy that consists of one hundred twenty-seven 1.8-megawatt Vestas V80 turbines on a site in Kittitas County, Washington, east of Ellensburg, Washington.... |
Kittitas County | 47°01′07"N 120°12′58"W | 273 | Operational | |
| Marengo Wind Farm Marengo Wind Farm Marengo Wind Farm is an electricity generating wind farm facility located near Dayton, Washington, United States. It is owned by PacifiCorp and began operations in 2007. The facility has a generating capacity of 140 megawatts.-External links:... |
Columbia County | 211 | Operational | ||
| White Creek Wind Farm White Creek Wind Farm The White Creek Wind Farm is an electricity generating wind farm facility in Klickitat County, Washington, United States. It is owned by Last Mile Electric Cooperative and began operations in 2007... |
Klickitat County | 205 | Operational | ||
| Big Horn Wind Farm Big Horn Wind Farm The Big Horn Wind Farm has a 200 megawatt generating capacity and uses 133 GE Energy 1.5 MW wind turbines. This wind power plant is owned by Big Horn LLC, a subsidiary of Iberdrola Renewables.It is located in Klickitat County, Washington and 98 percent of the land it is on remains available for... |
Klickitat County | 200 | Operational | ||
| Stateline Wind Farm | Walla Walla County | 46°02′13.98"N 118°48′23.74"W | 177 | Operational | |
| Hopkins Ridge Wind Farm Hopkins Ridge Wind Farm The Hopkins Ridge Wind Farm is an electricity generating wind farm facility located in Columbia County, Washington, United States. It is owned by Puget Sound Energy and began operations in 2005. The facility has a generating capacity of 149 megawatts.... |
Columbia County | 46°24′07"N 117°48′44"W | 157 | Operational | |
| Harvest Wind Farm | Klickitat County | 99 | Operational | ||
| Nine Canyon Wind Farm | Benton County Benton County, Washington Benton County is a county located in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Washington. The Columbia River makes up the north, south, and east boundaries of the county. In 2010, its population was 175,177. The county seat is Prosser, and its largest city is Kennewick... |
99 | Operational | ||
| Goodnoe Hills Wind Farm | Klickitat County | 94 | Operational | ||
| Willow Creek Wind Farm | 72 | Operational | |||
| Windy Flats Wind Farm | 59.8 | Operational | |||
| Coastal Energy | 6 | Operational | |||
| Lower Snake River Wind Project Lower Snake River Wind Project The Lower Snake River Wind Project is under construction in Washington’s Garfield and Columbia counties. The wind farm is being developed in phases with the first phase consisting of 149 Siemens wind turbines rated at 2.3 MW each for a maximum generating capacity of 343 MW... |
Garfield County | 342.7 | Under construction | ||
| Juniper Canyon | 151.2 | Under construction | |||
| Kittitas Valley Wind Farm | 100.8 | Under construction | |||
| Vantage Wind Power Project | Kittitas County | 90 | Under construction | ||
| Big Horn 2 | 50 | Under construction | |||
| Linden Ranch | Klickitat County | 50 | Operational | ||
| Windy Point II | Klickitat County | 29.9 | Under construction |
Nuclear
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Type | Capacity (MW) | Status | Year opened |
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| Columbia Generating Station Columbia Generating Station The Columbia Generating Station, is a nuclear power station located on the United States Department of Energy Hanford Site, 12 miles NW of Richland, Washington. Its site covers 1,089 acres of Benton County, Washington.... |
Benton County Benton County, Washington Benton County is a county located in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Washington. The Columbia River makes up the north, south, and east boundaries of the county. In 2010, its population was 175,177. The county seat is Prosser, and its largest city is Kennewick... |
46°28′16"N 119°20′2"W | Nuclear | 1,150 | Operating | 1984 |
See also
- List of power stations in the United States
- List of wind farms in the United States
- Wind power in WashingtonWind power in WashingtonA number of wind power projects are under way in the U.S. state of Washington.-Potential capacity and legislative actions:Washington's wind facts are as follows:* Power Capacity - Existing projects : 1,914.48...