MARCH POINT COGENERATION

How MARCH POINT COGENERATION compares

With 167 MW of capacity, MARCH POINT COGENERATION ranks 38th among the 126 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Washington and 12th of the 17 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 4.2% of Washington's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 582nd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1991, it is newer than 60% of the 125 operating Washington plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Skagit County with 3 other operating plants, including FREDONIA and LOWER BAKER.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 140 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 167 MW). Net generation was 990 GWh in 2024 (an 81% capacity factor), up 4% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1991 and 1993.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is MARCH POINT, about 0.8 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 580 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is FREDONIA (376 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, CSSNW Bellingham in Bellingham, about 20.2 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