LITTLE GOOSE

How LITTLE GOOSE compares

With 810 MW of capacity, LITTLE GOOSE ranks 8th among the 126 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Washington and 7th of the 65 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.8% of Washington's operating Hydro capacity and 2.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 26th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1970, it is older than 61% of the 125 operating Washington plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, USACE NORTHWESTERN DIVISION, runs 5 operating plants in Washington totaling 5,489 MW. It shares Columbia County with 2 other operating plants, MARENGO WIND PLANT and HOPKINS RIDGE WIND.

EIA-860 lists 6 generators at the site with 810 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 1,442 GWh in 2024 (a 20% capacity factor), down 11% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1970 and 1978.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is LITTLE GOOSE (500 kV), about 1.3 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 500 kV line owned by BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION, under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 1,520 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is LOWER MONUMENTAL (810 MW, Hydro).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology