Skagit River Complex

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Skagit 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 Skagit River Complex

Project name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology type Owner
Diablo hydroelectric plant operating[1] 1936[1] 182 MW[1] Run-of-river[2] Seattle City Light[3]
Gorge hydroelectric plant operating[1] 1924[1] 207 MW[1] Conventional storage[1] Seattle City Light[3]
Ross hydroelectric plant operating[1] 1952[1] 450 MW[1] Conventional storage[1] Seattle City Light[3]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Skagit River Complex

Project name Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Diablo hydroelectric plant Rockport, Whatcom County, Washington, United States[1][4] Skagit River[4] 48.7138, -121.132 (exact)[1]
Gorge hydroelectric plant Rockport, Whatcom County, Washington, United States[1][4] Skagit River[4] 48.6981, -121.209 (exact)[1]
Ross hydroelectric plant Rockport, Whatcom County, Washington, United States[1][4] Skagit River[4] 48.7326, -121.068 (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 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 US Energy Information Administration (December 27, 2022). "Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory - November". Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20221128192258/https://hydroreform.org/hydro-project/diablo-p-553/. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221106213155/https://www.seattle.gov/city-light/energy-and-environment/power-supply-and-delivery/hydroelectric-resources. Archived from the original on 06 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 US Energy Information Administration (September 22, 2022). "Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data". Retrieved January 13, 2023.