SWIFT 1
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 240 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Skamania County
- Operator
- PACIFICORP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1958
- EIA plant ID
- 3850
- Coordinates
- 46.0606, -122.2030
SWIFT 1, a 240 MW Hydro power plant in Skamania County, Washington. Operated by PACIFICORP, commissioned 1958.
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.