Washington: Energy Resources

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State Profile
Name	Washington
Governor	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Jay_Inslee
Population	Unavailable
Median Household Income	$58,078.00
Energy Consumption	Coming Soon
OpenEI Resources
Energy Maps	63 view
Energy Organizations	156 view
Utility Companies	72 view
Active Energy Incentives	98 view

Washington is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States located north of Oregon, west of Idaho, and south of the Canadian province of British Columbia on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. Named after George Washington, the first President of the United States, the state was carved out of the western part of the Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as a settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute. Washington is a state in the United States of America.

Energy Production by Technology in Washington

Fuel Source	Value	Units
Solar Power	0	MWh
Wind Power	3,538,936	MWh
Geothermal Power	0	MWh
Biomass Power	1,437,051	MWh
Total Energy Production from Non-Hydro Renewables	4,975,987	MWh
Hydro Power	73,932,815	MWh
HPS Power	52,383	MWh
Total Energy Production from Renewables	78,908,802	MWh
Coal Power	7,477,773	MWh
Gas Power	11,409,482	MWh
Petroleum Power	47,275	MWh
Nuclear Power	6,634,014	MWh
Other	63,675	MWh
Total Energy Production	104,593,404	MWh
Percent of Total Power from Non-Hydro Renewables	4.76	%
Percent of Total Power from Renewables	75.44	%
Source: 2009 EIA Data (Download)

Renewable Energy Technical Potential in Washington

Technology	Generation Estimate	Nameplate Capacity	Area, Mass or Count
Urban Utility-scale PV	33,690 GWh33,689,999,999,999.996 Wh 33,690,000,000 kWh 33,690,000 MWh 1.21284e+17 J	19 GW19,000 MW 19,000,000 kW 19,000,000,000 W 19,000,000,000,000 mW 0.019 TW	402 km2402,000,000 m² 155.172 mi² 4,327,087,800 ft² 480,792,000 yd² 99,336.21 acres
Rural Utility-scale PV	1,738,150 GWh1.73815e+15 Wh 1,738,150,000,000 kWh 1,738,150,000 MWh 6.25734e+18 J	996 GW996,000 MW 996,000,000 kW 996,000,000,000 W 996,000,000,000,000 mW 0.996 TW	20,758 km220,758,000,000 m² 8,012.588 mi² 223,437,036,200 ft² 24,826,568,000 yd² 5,129,405.59 acres
Rooftop PV	13,599 GWh13,599,000,000,000 Wh 13,599,000,000 kWh 13,599,000 MWh 4.89564e+16 J	13 GW13,000 MW 13,000,000 kW 13,000,000,000 W 13,000,000,000,000 mW 0.013 TW	N/A
CSP	161,713 GWh161,713,000,000,000 Wh 161,713,000,000 kWh 161,713,000 MWh 5.821668e+17 J	58 GW58,000 MW 58,000,000 kW 58,000,000,000 W 58,000,000,000,000 mW 0.058 TW	1,778 km21,778,000,000 m² 686.308 mi² 19,138,214,200 ft² 2,126,488,000 yd² 439,352.69 acres
Onshore Wind	47,249 GWh47,249,000,000,000 Wh 47,249,000,000 kWh 47,249,000 MWh 1.700964e+17 J	18 GW18,000 MW 18,000,000 kW 18,000,000,000 W 18,000,000,000,000 mW 0.018 TW	3,695 km23,695,000,000 m² 1,426.27 mi² 39,772,610,500 ft² 4,419,220,000 yd² 913,052.975 acres
Offshore Wind	488,025 GWh488,025,000,000,000 Wh 488,025,000,000 kWh 488,025,000 MWh 1.75689e+18 J	120 GW120,000 MW 120,000,000 kW 120,000,000,000 W 120,000,000,000,000 mW 0.12 TW	24,192 km224,192,000,000 m² 9,338.112 mi² 260,400,268,800 ft² 28,933,632,000 yd² 5,977,964.16 acres
Biopower-Solid	12,311 GWh12,311,000,000,000 Wh 12,311,000,000 kWh 12,311,000 MWh 4.43196e+16 J	1 GW1,000 MW 1,000,000 kW 1,000,000,000 W 1,000,000,000,000 mW 1.0e-3 TW	11,192,456 BDT11,192,456,000 kg 11,192,456,000,000 g 11,192,456 tonnes 24,679,365,480 lbs 1,762,811,820 stones
Biopower-Gaseous	1,514 GWh1,514,000,000,000 Wh 1,514,000,000 kWh 1,514,000 MWh 5.4504e+15 J	0 GW0 MW 0 kW 0 W 0 mW 0 TW	322,155 Tonnes322,155,000 kg 322,155,000,000 g 710,351,775 lbs 50,739,412.5 stones 11,362,406,850 ounces
Geothermal Hydrothermal	2,546 GWh2,546,000,000,000 Wh 2,546,000,000 kWh 2,546,000 MWh 9.1656e+15 J	0 GW0 MW 0 kW 0 W 0 mW 0 TW	N/A
EGS Geothermal	563,023 GWh563,023,000,000,000 Wh 563,023,000,000 kWh 563,023,000 MWh 2.026883e+18 J	71 GW71,000 MW 71,000,000 kW 71,000,000,000 W 71,000,000,000,000 mW 0.071 TW	N/A
Hydropower	27,248 GWh27,248,000,000,000 Wh 27,248,000,000 kWh 27,248,000 MWh 9.80928e+16 J	6 GW6,000 MW 6,000,000 kW 6,000,000,000 W 6,000,000,000,000 mW 0.006 TW	7,310 Sites
See Nationwide Statistics Source: 2012 National Renewable Energy Laboratory Data (Download)

Energy Maps featuring Washington

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98 Energy Incentives (Active)

72 Utility Companies

156 Energy Organizations

3 Smart Grid Projects

To date, Washington has received $60,944,000 from the Department of Energy's State Energy Program.^[1]

References

↑ 2009 Recovery Act and the State Energy Program

[1] 2009 Recovery Act and the State Energy Program

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