LOWER BAKER
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 85 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Skagit County
- Operator
- PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1960
- EIA plant ID
- 3855
- Coordinates
- 48.5442, -121.7412
LOWER BAKER, an 85 MW Hydro power plant in Skagit County, Washington. Operated by PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC, commissioned 1960.
Weather peril exposure
LOWER BAKER is an 85 MW hydro power plant in Skagit County, WA, operated by PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC, commissioned in 1960. Skagit County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.9 of 5 at the 48th national percentile. Coastal flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 99th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a hydro plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Skagit County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | Relatively High | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 3.4 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.04 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | 0.32 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 49th | 2.9 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 29th | 2.1 of 5 | 37.1 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 29th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.45 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 7.3 |
| Hail | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 0th | 1.0 of 5 | 0.02 |
Perils not assessed in Skagit County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Skagit County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.