Biomass energy generators
in the Pacific Northwest
Rank / Project/Location / Owner / Capacity (kW) / Technology / Fuel / Thermal Load (Cogeneration)1 / Longview Fibre 1 - 7
Longview, WA / Longview Fibre Co. / 67.0 / RB/STCG / BL/NG/FO/WW / Kraft, semichemical, board and paper mills.
2 / Georgia-Pacific (Camas)
Camas, WA / PacifiCorp / 52.0 / RB/STCG / BL/NG/FO/WW/OT / Kraft, sulphite, tissue and paper mills
3 / Weyerhaeuser Springfield 4
Springfield, OR / City of Eugene (EWEB) / 51.2 / ST / BL/NG/FO/WW / Kraft, linerboard, deinking, plywood and plyboard mills
4 / Kettle Falls Generating Station
Kettle Falls, WA / Avista / 50.7 / ST / WW
5 / Weyerhaeuser Albany 02
Millersburg, OR / Weyerhaeuser Co. / 45.0 / STCG / BL/NG/FO / Kraft, semichemical, board & paper mills
5 / Roseburg Forest Products
Dillard, OR / Roseburg Forest Products / 45.0 / STCG / WW/NG / Lumber & wood products
7 / Everett Cogeneration Project
Everett, WA / Snohomish Co. PUD / 42.0 / RB/STCG / BL/WW/NG / Sulphite pulp and tissue mills.
8 / SP Newsprint (ST)
Newberg, OR / SP Newsprint / 40.0 / STCG / NG/FO/WW / Groundwood, de-inking, newsprint mills
9 / Georgia-Pacific
Wauna, OR / Clatskanie Co. PUD; EWEB / 36.0 / FBSTCG / BL/NG/FO/WW/OT / Kraft, groundwood pulp, newsprint, towelling, tissue and paper mills
10 / Biomass One 1 & 2
White City, OR / Biomass 1, L.P. / 25.0 / STCG / WW / Lumber & wood products
11 / Spokane MSW
Airway Heights, WA / City Of Spokane / 23.0 / ST / REF
12 / Weyerhaeuser Longview 4
Longview, WA / Weyerhaeuser Paper Co. / 15.0 / RBCG / BL / Kraft, semichemical, board and paper mills
13 / Covanta Marion
Brooks, OR / Ogden-Martin / 14.0 / ST / REF
14 / Weyerhaeuser Springfield 3
Springfield, OR / Weyerhaeuser Paper Co. / 12.5 / RB/STCG / BL/NG/FO/WW / Kraft, linerboard, deinking, plywood and plyboard mills
15 / H.W. Hill
Roosevelt, WA / Klickitat Co. PUD / 10.5 / IC / LG
16 / Frontier Energy
Heppner, OR / Owned by Port of Morrow / 10.0 / ST / WW / Formerly, process steam.
17 / Boise Cascade
Medford, OR / Boise Cascade / 8.5 / STCG / WW / Sawmill
18 / Port Townsend Paper 5
Port Townsend, WA / Port Townsend Paper Corp. / 7.5 / RB/STCG / BL/FO/WW / Kraft, board and paper mills
18 / Colville Indian Precision Pine
Omak, WA / Colville Tribal Enterprise Corp. / 7.5 / STCG / WW / Timber products
18 / Prairie Wood Products
Prairie City, OR / Prairie Wood Products Co-gen Co. / 7.5 / STCG / WW/NG / Lumber & wood products
21 / Warm Springs Forest Products 1 – 3
Warm Springs, OR / Warm Springs Forest Products Industries / 6.0 / STCG / WW / Lumber & wood products
22 / Pine Products Corporation
Prineville, OR / Pine Products Corp. / 5.7 / STCG / WW / Lumber & wood products (currently idle)
23 / Weyerhaeuser Longview 2
Longview, WA / Weyerhaeuser Paper Co. / 5.0 / RBCG / BL / Kraft, semichemical, board and paper mills
23 / Gorge Energy (SDS Lumber) 2
Bingen, WA / SDS Lumber / 5.0 / STCG / WW / Lumber & wood products
25 / Grays Harbor Paper
Hoquiam, WA / Grays Harbor Paper / 4.4 / STCG / WW / Paper mill
26 / Vaagen Brothers Lumber
Colville, WA / Vaagen Brothers Lumber / 4.0 / STCG / WW / Lumber & wood products
27 / Port Townsend Paper 2
Port Townsend, WA / Port Townsend Paper Corp. / 3.5 / RB/STCG / BL/FO/WW / Kraft, board and paper mills
27 / Port Townsend Paper 4
Port Townsend, WA / Port Townsend Paper Corp. / 3.5 / RB/STCG / BL/FO/WW / Kraft, board and paper mills
29 / Short Mountain
Short Mountain Landfill, OR / Emerald PUD / 3.2 / IC / LG
30 / Coffin Butte
Coffin Butte Landfill, OR / Pacific Northwest Generating Coop. / 2.0 / IC / LG
30 / Whatcom Co. MSW
Ferndale, WA / Recomp of Washington / 2.0 / CG / REF
32 / Tacoma Landfill 1 & 2
Fircrest, WA / M&M Tacoma, LLC / 1.9 / IC / LG/NG
33 / West Point Treatment Plant 1
Seattle, WA / King Co. Dept. of Natural resources / 1.3 / ICCG / WG / Wastewater treatment
33 / West Point Treatment Plant 3
Seattle, WA / King Co. Dept. of Natural resources / 1.3 / ICCG / WG / Wastewater treatment
35 / North Side
North Side Landfill, WA / NEO Corp / 0.9 / IC / LG
36 / Eugene/Springfield Regional Water Pollution Control Facility
Springfield, OR / Eugene/Springfield Metro / 0.8 / CG / WG / Wastewater treatment
36 / Willow Lake Wastewater
Salem, OR / City of Salem / 0.8 / CG / WG / Wastewater treatment
38 / City of Medford WWTP
Medford, OR / City of Medford / 0.7 / CG / WG / Wastewater treatment
39 / LOTT Wastewater
Olympia, WA / 0.5 / IC / WG
40 / Clean Water Services (Rock Creek)
Hillsboro, OR / Clean Water Services / 0.3 / CG / WG / Wastewater treatment
40 / Spokane Wastewater
Spokane, WA / 0.3 / CG / WG / Wastewater treatment
42 / Bremerton Wastewater
Bremerton, WA / 0.1 / UN / WG / Wastewater treatment
Technology Key:
CG Cogeneration
IC Reciprocating engine
RB Chemical recovery boiler
UN Unknown
Fuel Key:
BL Spent pulping liquor (black liquor)
FO Fuel oil
LG Landfill gas
NG Natural gas
OT Other
REF Municipal solid waste
WG Wastewater treatment plant gas
WW Wood Residue
Source: Northwest Power and Conservation Council
Researcher: Katie Pearmine