Query
Cowlitz Falls
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Cowlitz Falls
Generated
2026-10-19T10:06:06.552Z

Briefing on Cowlitz Falls

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 19, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
70 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
1994
Operating since
2
Generators
31.9%
Capacity factor
196 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Cowlitz Falls is a 70 MW Conventional Hydroelectric asset in Washington, currently Operating.

Cowlitz Falls is reported in Washington since 1994 under PUD No 1 of Lewis County - (WA). Available operating and financial measures include 31.9% capacity factor and 196 GWh annual generation; $2294/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Lewis, Washington
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Owner / parent
PUD No 1 of Lewis County - (WA)
Operator
PUD No 1 of Lewis County - (WA)
Grid
Bonneville Power Administration
Plant ID
7427

What stands out

1

Cowlitz Falls is a 70 MW Conventional Hydroelectric asset in Washington with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 31.9% capacity factor and 196 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $2294/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “PHOTOS: Gluesenkamp Perez Visits Cowlitz Falls Hydroelectric Facility, Attends Morton Loggers’ Jubilee” (House.gov, 2025-08-20).

Market and operating context

Balancing authority
Bonneville Power Administration
NERC region
WECC
State rank
#28 of 73
National rank
#249 of 1,462

Why it matters

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