FREDERICKSON

How FREDERICKSON compares

With 178 MW of capacity, FREDERICKSON ranks 34th among the 126 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Washington and 9th of the 17 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 4.5% of Washington's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 563rd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1981, it is older than 57% 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 Pierce County with 5 other operating plants, including FREDERICKSON POWER LP and LAGRANDE.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 178 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 87.8 GWh in 2024 (a 5.6% capacity factor).

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is SOUTH TACOMA (230 kV), about 0.9 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by CITY OF TACOMA - (WA), under 0.1 miles away. Another 5 operating power plants totaling 467 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is FREDERICKSON POWER LP (318 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 7 mapped data centers; the nearest is Intergate West / Digital.forest / Fortress in Tukwila, about 28.8 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