Hydro plantWA

Wanapum Dam

Listed by EIA as “Wanapum”.

About this record

Grant County, WA. Reports to the Grant PUD balancing authorityThe organization that balances electricity supply and demand in a reporting area.Definition ↗.

2024 inventory / 2024 calendar year

Nameplate capacity, operating generatorsFull nameplate rating of the operating generators, before ownership shares. MW measures rated power; annual output is energy in MWh.Definition ↗
1,220MW
Source & method

Sum of generator nameplate MW with operational status code OP in the inventory year; one row per generator; unscaled by ownership

2024 inventory · reported · derived · valid · final

10 of 10 operating generators included.

out_eia__yearly_generators.parquet; report_date=2024-01-01; plant_id_eia=3888

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Net generationEnergy produced over the stated period after the plant’s own use, including signed storage output. Plant output is not allocated to owners or buyers.Definition ↗
4,052,946MWh
2024
Source & method

Sum of EIA-923 annual net generation over the plant's unique prime-mover x energy-source rows; negative values (pumping, station use) retained

2024 calendar year · reported · derived · valid · final

1 of 1 plant x prime-mover x fuel rows included.

out_eia923__yearly_generation_fuel_combined.parquet; report_date=2024-01-01; plant_id_eia=3888

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Capacity factor
0.378fraction
2024
Source & method

Net generation MWh / (operating nameplate MW x hours in year); only when every operating generator was operating before the year began and none retired during it

2024 calendar year · reported · derived · valid · final

derived: net_generation_mwh@2024 / (nameplate_mw_op x 8784 h)

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Output over time

Net generation · MWhElectricity produced after the plant’s own use. A negative value means it used more electricity than it produced.Definition ↗

Annual net generation · MWh. Bars below zero are negative net generation; a hollow mark means not reported. Missing years are not filled.

Annual values as a table · MWh
Reported annual net generation. Missing years are not filled.
Calendar yearNet generation · MWhEvidence
20154,998,580MWhreported · final
20165,305,067MWhreported · final
20175,238,337MWhreported · final
20185,337,728MWhreported · final
20194,252,008MWhreported · final
20205,131,315MWhreported · final
20214,968,662MWhreported · final
20225,409,304MWhreported · final
20234,085,856MWhreported · final
20244,052,946MWhreported · final

Sum of unique plant x prime-mover x fuel rows per year; negative values retained; missing years absent, not zero; no monthly curve inferred

Why capacity and output differ: field note ↗

Ownership & operation

Ownership basisHow a generator's owners were established: from EIA-860's ownership schedule (reported), from EIA's rule that a unit absent from a complete schedule is wholly owned by its operator (derived), or unknown.Definition ↗
  • OperatorThe organization that runs a plant. It may have different owners.Definition ↗Grant PUD
  • OwnerAn organization with a reported share of a generator. Owned MW applies that share to operating nameplate capacity; it does not establish who buys the output.Definition ↗ Political subdivision (e.g. public utility district)Grant PUD
    1,220MW owned

Operating nameplate MW x ownership fraction, once per generator; reported schedule or EIA-860 schedule-4 default. Ownership source & rules ↗

Generators at this plant

Unscaled nameplateA generator’s rated maximum power, in MW. Capacity is a rating, not how much electricity it produced.Definition ↗
20 generators, including non-operating units where reported. Status is the inventory-year status.
GeneratorTechnology / statusWhether a generator or project is operating, planned, on standby or retired, as its source reports it.Definition ↗NameplateA generator’s rated maximum power, in MW. Capacity is a rating, not how much electricity it produced.Definition ↗ · MWOwnership basisHow a generator's owners were established: from EIA-860's ownership schedule (reported), from EIA's rule that a unit absent from a complete schedule is wholly owned by its operator (derived), or unknown.Definition ↗
1 Conventional Hydroelectricretired (RE)103.8MW
EIA schedule default · derived

Generator absent from a complete Schedule 4 with ownership code S and known operator: wholly owned by the operator per EIA instructions (derived)

Grant PUD · 1 fraction · 103.8MW owned · reported, derived

10 Conventional Hydroelectricretired (RE)103.8MW
EIA schedule default · derived

Generator absent from a complete Schedule 4 with ownership code S and known operator: wholly owned by the operator per EIA instructions (derived)

Grant PUD · 1 fraction · 103.8MW owned · reported, derived

10A Conventional Hydroelectricoperating (OP)122MW
EIA schedule default · derived

Generator absent from a complete Schedule 4 with ownership code S and known operator: wholly owned by the operator per EIA instructions (derived)

Grant PUD · 1 fraction · 122MW owned · reported, derived

1A Conventional Hydroelectricoperating (OP)122MW
EIA schedule default · derived

Generator absent from a complete Schedule 4 with ownership code S and known operator: wholly owned by the operator per EIA instructions (derived)

Grant PUD · 1 fraction · 122MW owned · reported, derived

2 Conventional Hydroelectricretired (RE)103.8MW
EIA schedule default · derived

Generator absent from a complete Schedule 4 with ownership code S and known operator: wholly owned by the operator per EIA instructions (derived)

Grant PUD · 1 fraction · 103.8MW owned · reported, derived

2A Conventional Hydroelectricoperating (OP)122MW
EIA schedule default · derived

Generator absent from a complete Schedule 4 with ownership code S and known operator: wholly owned by the operator per EIA instructions (derived)

Grant PUD · 1 fraction · 122MW owned · reported, derived

3 Conventional Hydroelectricretired (RE)103.8MW
EIA schedule default · derived

Generator absent from a complete Schedule 4 with ownership code S and known operator: wholly owned by the operator per EIA instructions (derived)

Grant PUD · 1 fraction · 103.8MW owned · reported, derived

3A Conventional Hydroelectricoperating (OP)122MW
EIA schedule default · derived

Generator absent from a complete Schedule 4 with ownership code S and known operator: wholly owned by the operator per EIA instructions (derived)

Grant PUD · 1 fraction · 122MW owned · reported, derived

4 Conventional Hydroelectricretired (RE)103.8MW
EIA schedule default · derived

Generator absent from a complete Schedule 4 with ownership code S and known operator: wholly owned by the operator per EIA instructions (derived)

Grant PUD · 1 fraction · 103.8MW owned · reported, derived

4A Conventional Hydroelectricoperating (OP)122MW
EIA schedule default · derived

Generator absent from a complete Schedule 4 with ownership code S and known operator: wholly owned by the operator per EIA instructions (derived)

Grant PUD · 1 fraction · 122MW owned · reported, derived

5 Conventional Hydroelectricretired (RE)103.8MW
EIA schedule default · derived

Generator absent from a complete Schedule 4 with ownership code S and known operator: wholly owned by the operator per EIA instructions (derived)

Grant PUD · 1 fraction · 103.8MW owned · reported, derived

5A Conventional Hydroelectricoperating (OP)122MW
EIA schedule default · derived

Generator absent from a complete Schedule 4 with ownership code S and known operator: wholly owned by the operator per EIA instructions (derived)

Grant PUD · 1 fraction · 122MW owned · reported, derived

6 Conventional Hydroelectricretired (RE)103.8MW
EIA schedule default · derived

Generator absent from a complete Schedule 4 with ownership code S and known operator: wholly owned by the operator per EIA instructions (derived)

Grant PUD · 1 fraction · 103.8MW owned · reported, derived

6A Conventional Hydroelectricoperating (OP)122MW
EIA schedule default · derived

Generator absent from a complete Schedule 4 with ownership code S and known operator: wholly owned by the operator per EIA instructions (derived)

Grant PUD · 1 fraction · 122MW owned · reported, derived

7 Conventional Hydroelectricretired (RE)103.8MW
EIA schedule default · derived

Generator absent from a complete Schedule 4 with ownership code S and known operator: wholly owned by the operator per EIA instructions (derived)

Grant PUD · 1 fraction · 103.8MW owned · reported, derived

7A Conventional Hydroelectricoperating (OP)122MW
EIA schedule default · derived

Generator absent from a complete Schedule 4 with ownership code S and known operator: wholly owned by the operator per EIA instructions (derived)

Grant PUD · 1 fraction · 122MW owned · reported, derived

8 Conventional Hydroelectricretired (RE)103.8MW
EIA schedule default · derived

Generator absent from a complete Schedule 4 with ownership code S and known operator: wholly owned by the operator per EIA instructions (derived)

Grant PUD · 1 fraction · 103.8MW owned · reported, derived

8A Conventional Hydroelectricoperating (OP)122MW
EIA schedule default · derived

Generator absent from a complete Schedule 4 with ownership code S and known operator: wholly owned by the operator per EIA instructions (derived)

Grant PUD · 1 fraction · 122MW owned · reported, derived

9 Conventional Hydroelectricretired (RE)103.8MW
EIA schedule default · derived

Generator absent from a complete Schedule 4 with ownership code S and known operator: wholly owned by the operator per EIA instructions (derived)

Grant PUD · 1 fraction · 103.8MW owned · reported, derived

9A Conventional Hydroelectricoperating (OP)122MW
EIA schedule default · derived

Generator absent from a complete Schedule 4 with ownership code S and known operator: wholly owned by the operator per EIA instructions (derived)

Grant PUD · 1 fraction · 122MW owned · reported, derived

Dam and river

Reviewed identity · 2026-09-21
  • WanapumNational Inventory of Dams WA00085· Hydropower is a reported purpose in the NID. Associated power plant is included in the EHA.
    usace-nid
  • WanapumColumbia River
    EHA hc1250_p01ornl-eha-2026
  • HUC-12 watershed
    170200100507ornl-hilarri-v4
  • NHDPlus reach
    23207652ornl-hilarri-v4

EHA 2026 EIA_PtID 3888 = EIA plant; state WA; EHA point 0.00 km from EIA point; names share a token; HILARRI v4 links EHA id to NID WA00085 (Wanapum, Columbia River), NID point 0.08 km from EIA point; NID purposes: Hydroelectric;Recreation;Flood Risk Reduction. These rows identify the same structures across inventories; they carry no generation, storage or flow figures.Link evidence ↗

CO2 filed by EPA-monitored units

2024

This plant has no coal, gas, oil or waste generator, so it has no combustion unit for EPA to monitor and no CEMS data exists. That is not a claim of zero emissions: the atlas reports only what EPA-monitored units filed. Source

Latest inventoryThe newest complete monthly inventory, with dated status and capacity changes beside the annual baseline totals.Definition ↗ · August 2026

Operating

No confirmed status or capacity changes among comparable units. Missing monthly assertions and units outside the baseline have no like-for-like comparison.

Operating nameplate capacity, latest inventoryOperating nameplate MW in this monthly inventory. Compare it with the annual baseline; do not add the two inventories together.Definition ↗
1,220MW
· provisional
Source & method

Sum of nameplate MW over generators whose current-valid EIA-860M workbook assertion has status OP; dated by the complete inventory edition; never added to the baseline aggregate

2026-08-01 · reported · derived · valid · provisional

20 of 20 current and historical generators included.

Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory, August 2026; plant_id_eia=3888; report_date=2026-08-01

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Planned nameplate capacity, latest inventoryNameplate MW proposed or under construction in this monthly inventory, separate from operating MW. Planned dates are forecasts.Definition ↗
Not applicable
· provisional
Source & method

Sum of nameplate MW over generators whose current-valid EIA-860M workbook assertion is a proposal or construction stage (P, L, T, U, V, OT, TS); a proposal is not a commitment and its date is a forecast

2026-08-01 · reported · derived · not_applicable · provisional

20 of 20 current and historical generators included.

Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory, August 2026; plant_id_eia=3888; report_date=2026-08-01

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Retired or cancelled nameplate capacity, latest inventory
1,038MW
· provisional
Source & method

Sum of nameplate MW over generators whose current-valid EIA-860M workbook assertion is retired, cancelled or indefinitely postponed (RE, CN, IP); retired is not demolished

2026-08-01 · reported · derived · valid · provisional

20 of 20 current and historical generators included.

Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory, August 2026; plant_id_eia=3888; report_date=2026-08-01

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Lifecycle of the units

Each unit's operating span from its reported operating date to its retirement date or to the August 2026 inventory (the vertical line). Dashed spans start at a planned operating date, a forecast; a short bar marks a planned retirement. Standby and out-of-service units are hatched.

Units as a table
Unit lifecycle from EIA-860M, August 2026.
UnitStateOperating sincePlannedRetiredMW
1Retired or cancelledSeptember 1963—December 2012103.8MW
10Retired or cancelledNovember 1963—October 2013103.8MW
10AOperatingJune 2014——122MW
1AOperatingOctober 2013——122MW
2Retired or cancelledSeptember 1963—February 2012103.8MW
2AOperatingDecember 2012——122MW
3Retired or cancelledJune 1963—August 2016103.8MW
3AOperatingAugust 2017——122MW
4Retired or cancelledSeptember 1963—August 2019103.8MW
4AOperatingSeptember 2020——122MW
5Retired or cancelledSeptember 1963—April 2011103.8MW
5AOperatingFebruary 2012——122MW
6Retired or cancelledSeptember 1963—August 2015103.8MW
6AOperatingJuly 2016——122MW
7Retired or cancelledNovember 1963—June 2010103.8MW
7AOperatingApril 2011——122MW
8Retired or cancelledDecember 1963—August 2017103.8MW
8AOperatingNovember 2018——122MW
9Retired or cancelledJanuary 1964—August 2014103.8MW
9AOperatingJune 2015——122MW

Independently dated by EIA-860M; the baseline facts above stay the validated edition. Planned dates are forecasts; retired is not demolished.

Claimed in Washington’s fuel mix by

CY2024

Washington Fuel Mix Disclosure claims on this plant for CY2024, the latest year loaded; several suppliers can claim one plant; a claim attributes retail sales, it is not a wire or a share of ownership

Geographic & reporting context

Balancing authority: Grant PUD

Approximate service areasAn approximate utility service area. The boundary cannot identify the supplier for a particular address.Definition ↗ containing the plant’s location. A geographic candidate, not a supply relationship.

Nearby transmission Context, not a connection

Within 3 km of the reported plant point, nearest first. BPA’s published lines, HIFLD-compiled lines of other owners and HIFLD 2022 substations; nearness does not establish an electrical connection.

Additional inventory facts

Generators listed
20count
Source & method

Generator rows for the plant in the inventory year, any status

2024 inventory · reported · derived · valid · final

out_eia__yearly_generators.parquet; report_date=2024-01-01; plant_id_eia=3888

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Operating generators
10count
Source & method

Generator rows with status code OP

2024 inventory · reported · derived · valid · final

out_eia__yearly_generators.parquet; report_date=2024-01-01; plant_id_eia=3888

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Nameplate capacity, retired generators listed
1,038MW
Source & method

Sum of generator nameplate MW with status code RE as listed in the inventory year's file; not a complete retirement history

2024 inventory · reported · derived · valid · final

out_eia__yearly_generators.parquet; report_date=2024-01-01; plant_id_eia=3888

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Sources for this record

Frozen citation page ↗

Existing Hydropower Assets (EHA) Plant Database, 2026 (published 2026-07-06, revised 2026-07-16; DOI 10.21951/EHA_FY2026/3374497)

Megan M. Johnson, Shih-Chieh Kao and Rocio Uría-Martínez. 2026. Existing Hydropower Assets (EHA) Plant Database, 2026. HydroSource. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. DOI: 10.21951/EHA_FY2026/3374497

Only the EHA plant identifier, plant name and water body of reviewed rows are republished, as identity beside the EIA plant; EHA capacity and generation are not loaded and never enter any total. An EHA record without an EIA plant id has no entity here.

Hydropower Infrastructure – LAkes, Reservoirs, and RIvers (HILARRI), Version 4 (2026-05-05; DOI 10.21951/HILARRI/3362570; links EHA 2025 plants to NID dams of 2025-08-18, GRanD v1.3, NHDPlusV2 and HUC12)

Hansen, C. H., Matson, P. G., Bozeman, B. B., Turner, S. W. D. 2026. Hydropower Infrastructure – LAkes, Reservoirs, and RIvers (HILARRI) v4. HydroSource. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. DOI: 10.21951/HILARRI/3362570

A crosswalk of identifiers, not attributes: the HILARRI row id and its GRanD, NHDPlusV2 flowline and HUC12 ids are republished for reviewed rows only. HILARRI's own quality flags are kept on each row; a link is not a reservoir volume, a flow or a generation series.

National Inventory of Dams, national export dated 2026-09-11 (dam id, name, river, purposes and coordinates used to verify each HILARRI dam link)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams (export of 2026-09-11)

The NID id and dam name identify the structure the plant sits at, as HILARRI links it and the 2026-09-11 export confirms it. NID purposes are recorded on the row as the inventory states them (Grand Coulee's NID record lists no hydroelectric purpose). Dam height, storage and hazard fields are not loaded.

Display names and aliases (pipeline/config/crosswalks/aliases.csv)

Display names verified against each organization's own website; EIA legal names retained as aliases

A display name is the name an organization uses for itself; the EIA name stays searchable and on the record. Each row cites the page that shows the name.

PUDL v2026.9.0, out_eia__yearly_plants

Catalyst Cooperative, PUDL v2026.9.0, derived from U.S. EIA Forms 860/923

Data transformed by PUDL from U.S. EIA forms; selected fields republished; EIA data is public with dated acknowledgment (https://www.eia.gov/about/copyrights_reuse.php)

PUDL v2026.9.0, out_eia__yearly_generators

Catalyst Cooperative, PUDL v2026.9.0, derived from U.S. EIA Forms 860/923

Data transformed by PUDL from U.S. EIA forms; selected fields republished; EIA data is public with dated acknowledgment (https://www.eia.gov/about/copyrights_reuse.php)

PUDL v2026.9.0, out_eia860__yearly_ownership

Catalyst Cooperative, PUDL v2026.9.0, derived from U.S. EIA Forms 860/923

Data transformed by PUDL from U.S. EIA forms; selected fields republished; EIA data is public with dated acknowledgment (https://www.eia.gov/about/copyrights_reuse.php)

PUDL v2026.9.0, out_eia923__yearly_generation_fuel_combined

Catalyst Cooperative, PUDL v2026.9.0, derived from U.S. EIA Forms 860/923

Data transformed by PUDL from U.S. EIA forms; selected fields republished; EIA data is public with dated acknowledgment (https://www.eia.gov/about/copyrights_reuse.php)

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