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University of Washington Power Plant

University of Washington Power Plant is a 15.0 MW operating power plant in King County, Washington, operated by University of Washington.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJan 1969 (current stage)
  5. ClosedSep 2022 (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
TG3Natural Gas Steam Turbine3.0 MW Out of service, expected to returnNov 2023
DG3Petroleum Liquids2.0 MW Standby / back-upJun 1993
DG4Petroleum Liquids2.0 MW Standby / back-upJun 1993
DG5Petroleum Liquids2.0 MW Standby / back-upJun 1994
DG6Petroleum Liquids2.0 MW Standby / back-upAug 2003
DG7Petroleum Liquids2.0 MW Standby / back-upAug 2003
DRUPSPetroleum Liquids2.0 MW Standby / back-upDec 2022
TG2Natural Gas Steam Turbine5.0 MW RetiredJan 1969Sep 2022

Plant details

Operator
University of Washington
Location
King County, Washington
Balancing authority
SCL
Sector
Commercial CHP
Capacity
Operating: 15.0 MW
Retired: 5.0 MW
First unit online
Jan 1969
EIA plant ID
54809

Location

47.6539, -122.3036

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem