Malaga, Washington

Malaga, Washington
Unincorporated community
Malaga is located in Washington (state)
Malaga
Malaga
Location within Washington (state)
Coordinates: 47°22′20″N 120°12′04″W / 47.37222°N 120.20111°W / 47.37222; -120.20111
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyChelan
Elevation
[1]
682 ft (208 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98828
Area code509
GNIS feature ID1522655[1]

Malaga is an unincorporated community in Chelan County, Washington, United States. Founded in 1903,[2] Malaga is located on the Columbia River 6.5 miles (10.5 km) east-southeast of Wenatchee. Malaga has a post office with ZIP code 98828.[3]

Economy

In 2025, following permitting and the completion of Washington State environmental review process, Helion Energy began to build a commercial fusion power plant facility. The Orion fusion plant is planned to provide at least 50 MW of power, directly to Microsoft data centers, under a power purchase agreement that begins in 2028.[a] Helion will employ 10 to 50 people at the facility.[5][6]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Full 50 MW power production may begin in 2029[4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Malaga, Washington
  2. ↑ Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6.
  3. ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
  4. ↑ "Fusion roundup: Helion sets temperature record; Inertia raises $450M". Nuclear Newswire. American Nuclear Society. February 18, 2026. Helion is tentatively committed to bringing a power plant on line by 2028 that generates 50 MW or more after a one-year ramp-up period.
  5. ↑ "Everett-based Helion breaks ground on 'world's first fusion power plant'". KUOW/NPR. July 30, 2025. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Helion eyes Washington site for 2028 fusion reactor build". New Atlas. February 28, 2025. Retrieved August 18, 2025.


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