Washington · TransAlta
Centralia
Federal support
Key facts
In 2021, clean power produced energy 37.1% more cheaply
- Gap
- $13.6/MWh
- Difference
- +37.1%
- Cheapest clean power alternative
- regional wind
Units (1)
| Expand | Type | Status | Retirement | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW22 | Tangentially-fired | 730 | 1973 (53yrs) | Operating | 12/11/2026 (was 12/2025) |
Documents & sources
- DOE Coal Plant Mandates202c order 1 — unit BW22 (opens in a new tab)
- DOE Coal Plant Mandates202c order 2 — unit BW22 (opens in a new tab)
- DOE Coal Plant Mandates202c order 3 — unit BW22 (opens in a new tab)
- DOE Coal Plant MandatesEDF resources on the 202c orders (1) — unit BW22 (opens in a new tab)
- DOE Coal Plant MandatesEDF resources on the 202c orders (2) — unit BW22 (opens in a new tab)
- DOE Coal Plant MandatesEDF resources on the 202c orders (3) — unit BW22 (opens in a new tab)
- DOE Coal Plant MandatesEDF resources on the 202c orders (4) — unit BW22 (opens in a new tab)
- DOE Coal Plant MandatesEDF resources on the 202c orders (5) — unit BW22 (opens in a new tab)
- DOE Coal Plant MandatesEDF resources on the 202c orders (6) — unit BW22 (opens in a new tab)
Health cost of the 202(c) orders
Every figure below is for one year of this plant running — not a total for its lifetime, and not tied to how long the 202(c) orders last. They are what one more year of operation costs the people living downwind of Centralia.
$962.3K–$993.5K
Health damages
In 2023 dollars.
Figures are rounded for readability; exact modelled values are shown below. See the full methodology here.
Source: EDF ran EPA’s CO-Benefits Risk Assessment (COBRA) screening model on this plant. COBRA is a screening tool, not a full air-quality model: it works at the county level and covers health impacts from fine particles and ozone only — it does not estimate health harms from mercury or other air toxics.
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