NORTHEAST

How NORTHEAST compares

With 62 MW of capacity, NORTHEAST ranks 62nd among the 126 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Washington and 14th of the 17 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.5% of Washington's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 767th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1978, it is older than 59% of the 125 operating Washington plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, AVISTA CORP, runs 8 operating plants in Washington totaling 298 MW. It shares Spokane County with 6 other operating plants, including NINE MILE and WHEELABRATOR SPOKANE.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 62 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 1.2 GWh in 2024 (a 0.2% capacity factor).

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is NORTHEAST (115 kV), about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by AVISTA CORP, under 0.1 miles away. Another 11 operating power plants totaling 675 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is RATHDRUM POWER LLC (302 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 2 mapped data centers; the nearest is US Bank Building in Spokane, about 5.8 miles away.

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