Upper Baker
Key facts
Performance Analysis
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Hazard Exposure
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Insurance Gap Analysis
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Generators
Commercial arrangement
No active commercial arrangement on record. The plant is selling at market unless a contract is added.
Context
Located in Whatcom County, Washington, the Upper Baker hydroelectric plant has a total capacity of 104.8 MW. The plant began operating in 1959 and utilizes conventional hydroelectric technology with water as its primary fuel source. It consists of two generators. Puget Sound Energy Inc. operates the facility, which is owned by PUGET HOLDINGS. The plant's balancing authority is Puget Sound Energy, and it operates within the WECC NERC region. In the most recent year of reported data, Upper Baker generated 317,831 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 34.5%. The plant's installed cost was $1,563.55 per kW. Upper Baker ranks as the 22nd largest power plant out of 23 in Washington state, and 178th out of 194 nationally. Financial data for the plant is available from FERC filings.
Upper Baker Dam is a dam spanning the Baker River in northern Washington in the United States of America. It is one of two dams on the river, the other one being the Lower Baker Dam a few miles downstream. The dam is used to generate hydroelectricity and provide flood control.
