Kettle Falls Generating Station — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 550
- Capacity
- 57.9 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wood
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine, Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Stevens, WA
- Operating Since
- 1983
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Avista Corp
- Parent Company
- Avista
- Annual Generation
- 329,779.02 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 64.9%
- Balancing Authority
- Avista Corporation
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Kettle Falls Generating Station
OperatingNatural GasWood WasteHybrid
Ranked #2 of 6 Wood Waste plants in WA#24 of 108 nationally
57.9 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (7 MW) + Wood/Wood Waste Biomass (51 MW) operating in Stevens, WA — Avista Corporation
EIAGEMWD
57.9 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine + Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
1983
Operating Since
Location
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Avista Corp | Avista | — |
| Owner(s) | Avista Corp | Avista | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Kettle Falls Generating Station is a 57.9 MW hybrid power plant located in Stevens County, Washington. The plant, which began operating in 1983, utilizes both natural gas and wood/wood waste biomass as fuel sources. It consists of two generators employing natural gas-fired combustion turbine technology. The facility is owned and operated by Avista Corporation, which also serves as the balancing authority. Kettle Falls Generating Station operates within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
The plant's latest annual generation was 329,779 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 64.9%. Kettle Falls Generating Station is ranked 15th out of 17 power plants in Washington state and 1073rd out of 1963 plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Avista Corporation
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
29.0K MWh
Latest Month
329.8K MWh
Annual Generation
64.9%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
News & Articles (6)Beta
Industry·partnership
DNR announces innovative climate resilience partnership with Myno Carbon
Spokane-based Avista Utilities' Kettle Falls Generating Station is the first wood waste–fired power plant in the U.S. built solely to...
Myno Carbon (partner)Avista Utilities (operator)
Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune·2 years ago
Industry·technology
Former oilfield engineers launch climate startup that uses ancient carbon-trapping technology
Myno Carbon is building a facility for biochar production at the Avista Utilities' Kettle Falls Generating Station near the Columbia River...
Myno Carbon (developer)Avista Utilities (other)
GeekWire·3 years ago
Deals·m and a
Avista makes deal to get out of aging Colstrip power plant in Montana
Avista Corp. has a deal to get out of its ownership stake in one of the largest polluters of the Northwest: The Colstrip coal-fired power generation plant in...
Avista Corp. (seller)Colstrip (other)
The Spokesman-Review·3 years ago
Industry
Wind energy loses some of its breezy allure
While the flurry of wind farm creation that occurred across the Pacific Northwest for the better part of the last decade has subsided,...
Spokane Journal of Business·10 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-15
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