Hopkins Ridge Wind
Columbia County, Washington · EIA plant ID 56255 · Operator: Puget Sound Energy Inc
Nameplate157MWSummer 157 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation365GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor27%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2005
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), wind units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 361.6 | 27.5% | — |
| 2007 | 402.5 | 30.6% | — |
| 2008 | 434.1 | 32.3% | — |
| 2009 | 379.1 | 27.5% | — |
| 2010 | 379.3 | 27.5% | — |
| 2011 | 432.8 | 31.4% | — |
| 2012 | 426.4 | 30.9% | — |
| 2013 | 404.1 | 29.5% | — |
| 2014 | 453.2 | 33.0% | — |
| 2015 | 362.3 | 26.4% | — |
| 2016 | 415.1 | 30.2% | — |
| 2017 | 342.8 | 25.0% | — |
| 2018 | 408.7 | 29.8% | — |
| 2019 | 338 | 24.6% | — |
| 2020 | 414.7 | 30.1% | — |
| 2021 | 416.1 | 30.3% | — |
| 2022 | 348.6 | 25.4% | — |
| 2023 | 326 | 23.8% | — |
| 2024 | 408.6 | 29.7% | — |
| 2025 | 345.4 | 25.2% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 149.4 | 149.4 | Nov 2005 | Operating | — | vestas V80-1.8 |
| 2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 7.2 | 7.2 | Aug 2008 | Operating | — | vestas V80-1.8 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Puget Sound Energy Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Puget Sound Energy Inc | 100.0% | 157 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Marengo Wind Plant | 234 MW | 6.7 km |
| Lower Snake Solar Generation BESS | — | 9.1 km |
| Lower Snake River Wind Energy Project | 343 MW | 11.5 km |
| Tucannon River Wind Farm | 267 MW | 14.9 km |
| Little Goose | 810 MW | 23.4 km |
| Lower Granite | 810 MW | 40.7 km |