The Whitehorn Generating Station is a

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near

Blaine, Washington Blaine is a city in Whatcom County, Washington, Whatcom County, Washington (state), Washington, United States. The city's northern boundary is the Canada–United States border, Canada–U.S. border; the Peace Arch international monument straddl ...

, owned by

Puget Sound Energy Puget Sound Energy, Inc. (PSE) is an energy utility company based in the U.S. state of Washington that provides electrical power and natural gas to the Puget Sound region. The utility serves electricity to more than 1.2 million customers in I ...

and located immediately west of BP's Cherry Point Refinery. The plant comprises two 75 MW

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-fueled combustion turbines.

History

The Whitehorn generating station began operation in 1974, with a single 60 MW

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. Two additional 75 MW turbines, Whitehorn 2 and 3, were added in 1981. The 60 MW turbine ceased operation in 2000. Puget Sound Energy purchased the previously leased turbines in 2009.

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