Q3 Outlook

Snoqualmie

EIA plant_id 3860·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
65.9GWh
trailing 12 mo · actual
Capacity factor
58.7%
actual · ÷ 13 MW
Peak month
Jan '24
7.7 GWh
Lowest month
Apr
1.3 GWh
Historical mean window2015-12 – 2024-12 · 109 mo · mean 4.5 GWh

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

Commercial arrangement

Merchant

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

Context

Summary

The Snoqualmie hydroelectric plant, located in King County, Washington, has a total capacity of 12.8 MW across 5 generators. The plant began operating in 1898 and is owned by Puget Holdings and operated by Puget Sound Energy Inc. The primary fuel source is water (WAT), and the plant utilizes conventional hydroelectric technology. Snoqualmie ranks as the 47th largest power plant in Washington out of 75, and 595th nationally out of 1464 plants. In the most recent year with available data, the plant generated 65,857 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 58.5%. The plant operates within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region, and its balancing authority is Puget Sound Energy. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $6,280.35 per kW.