FERNDALE GENERATING STATION

How FERNDALE GENERATING STATION compares

With 286 MW of capacity, FERNDALE GENERATING STATION ranks 23rd among the 126 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Washington and 6th of the 17 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 7.2% of Washington's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 472nd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1994, it is newer than 64% of the 125 operating Washington plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC, runs 17 operating plants in Washington totaling 2,943 MW. It shares Whatcom County with 9 other operating plants, including ROSS and GORGE.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 286 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 1,696 GWh in 2024 (a 68% capacity factor), up 73% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is INTALCO (230 kV), about 1.6 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 471 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is ENCOGEN (176 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, CSSNW Bellingham in Bellingham, about 10.6 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology