Q3 Outlook

Goldendale Generating Station

EIA plant_id 55482·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
2.10TWh
trailing 12 mo · actual
Capacity factor
79.2%
actual · ÷ 303 MW
Peak month
Dec
221.5 GWh
Lowest month
May
40.0 GWh
Historical mean window2015-12 – 2024-12 · 109 mo · mean 138.0 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

Generators

2 units · 302.8 MW total· modeled at plant

Commercial arrangement

Merchant

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

Context

Summary

Goldendale Generating Station is a 302.8 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Klickitat County, Washington. The plant began operating in 2004 and consists of two generators. It is owned by PUGET HOLDINGS and operated by Puget Sound Energy Inc. The plant is located within the WECC NERC region and its balancing authority is Puget Sound Energy. Goldendale Generating Station is ranked as the 6th largest of 13 natural gas plants in Washington state, and 639th out of 945 nationally. In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 2,099,552 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 79.0%. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $1,140.31 per kW, according to FERC filings.