Baker River Complex

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Baker River Complex is a complex of operating hydroelectric power plants in United States.

The complex consists of the following projects:

Complex Details

Table 1: Project-level details for Baker River Complex

Project name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology type Owner
Lower Baker hydroelectric plant operating[1] 1960[1] 111 MW[1] Conventional storage[1] Puget Sound Energy (PSE)[2]
Upper Baker hydroelectric plant operating[1] 1959[1] 105 MW[1] Conventional storage[1] Puget Sound Energy (PSE)[2]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Baker River Complex

Project name Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Lower Baker hydroelectric plant Concrete, Skagit County, Washington, United States[1][3] Baker River[3] 48.5478, -121.741 (exact)[1]
Upper Baker hydroelectric plant Concrete, Whatcom County, Washington, United States[1][3] Baker River[3] 48.649, -121.691 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact locations of the projects in the complex:

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Additional data

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References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 US Energy Information Administration (December 27, 2022). "Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory - November". Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220324000223/https://www.pse.com/en/pages/facilities/baker-river-hydro-project. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 US Energy Information Administration (September 22, 2022). "Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data". Retrieved January 13, 2023.