62.4 MW Wood Waste operating in Cowlitz, WA — Bonneville Power Administration
62.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
Technology
1948
Operating Since
Coordinates
46.1236, -122.9728
County
Cowlitz, WA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. | Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company LLC | — |
| Owner(s) | Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. | Nippon Paper Industries | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
The Nippon Dynawave Packaging Longview WA plant is a 62.4 MW biomass-fueled power plant located in Cowlitz County, Washington. The plant began operating in 1948 and has four generators utilizing wood and wood waste biomass technology. It is owned by Nippon Paper Industries, a company based in Japan, and operated by Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co.
The plant's latest annual generation was 272,132 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 49.9%. The plant operates within the Bonneville Power Administration balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Among biomass plants in Washington, it is ranked 1 out of 3, and nationally it is ranked 40 out of 66.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Bonneville Power Administration
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Industrial CHP
20.6K MWh
Latest Month
272.1K MWh
Annual Generation
49.9%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
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