SWIFT 1
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 240 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Skamania County
- Operator
- PACIFICORP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1958
- EIA plant ID
- 3850
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Net generation (2024)
- 519 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 25%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 46.0606, -122.2030
SWIFT 1, a 240 MW Hydro power plant in Skamania County, Washington. Operated by PACIFICORP, commissioned 1958.
How SWIFT 1 compares
With 240 MW of capacity, SWIFT 1 ranks 28th among the 126 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Washington and 15th of the 65 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.1% of Washington's operating Hydro capacity and 0.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 77th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1958, it is older than 72% of the 125 operating Washington plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, PACIFICORP, runs 7 operating plants in Washington totaling 1,484 MW.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 240 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 519 GWh in 2024 (a 25% capacity factor), down 16% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is SWIFT 1 (230 kV), about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PACIFICORP, under 0.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 342 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MERWIN (136 MW, Hydro). Within 50 miles are 2 mapped data centers; the nearest is PTOR1 in Portland, about 43.8 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
Weather peril exposure
SWIFT 1 is a 240 MW hydro power plant in Skamania County, WA, operated by PACIFICORP, commissioned in 1958. Skamania County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.6 of 5 at the 16th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 95th 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.
Skamania County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.18 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 3.4 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 41st | 2.7 of 5 | 40.1 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 34th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.64 |
| Hail | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.06 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.10 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 6.4 |
Perils not assessed in Skamania 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 Skamania 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.