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Crystal Mountain

EIA plant_id 3853·Public page
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Key facts

Capacity
Primary fuel
Status
Operating since
Generators
State
County
ISO / RTO
Balancing authority
Owner
Rank in state
Rank in US

Performance Analysis

Actuals only · EIA generation — no forecast run yet
Annual generation
607MWh
trailing 12 mo · actual
Capacity factor
2.6%
actual · ÷ 3 MW
Peak month
Dec
266 MWh
Lowest month
Jan '25
0 MWh
Historical mean window2015-12 – 2025-12 · 120 mo · mean 31 MWh

Dashed line = mean of actual generation over the window above. Adjust to exclude partial/ramp months — a fixed all-history mean can mislead.

Actual (EIA)Hist. meanActual EIA generation — no forecast run yet

Hazard Exposure

Detailed analysis hasn't been run. Modeled hazard populates this section once you run it · modeling_hazard_plant.

~seconds · workspace baseline

Insurance Gap Analysis

Roadmap · combines productivity + hazard above

Coming soon. Premium gap vs. exposure-based pricing — model substrate ready, underwriting curves pending.

Roadmap

Generators

1 unit · 2.7 MW total

Commercial arrangement

Merchant

No active commercial arrangement on record. The plant is selling at market unless a contract is added.

Context

Summary

The Crystal Mountain plant is a 2.7 MW electricity generating facility located in Pierce County, Washington. The plant began operating in 1969 and utilizes petroleum liquids (DFO) as its primary fuel source. It consists of a single generator. Puget Sound Energy Inc. operates the facility, which is owned by PUGET HOLDINGS. Crystal Mountain operates within the Puget Sound Energy balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. In the most recent year with available data, the plant generated 607 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 2.6%. According to available data, the installed cost of the plant was $1015.05 per kW. Crystal Mountain ranks 3rd out of 4 petroleum liquid plants in Washington and 687th out of 886 nationally.