21st largest plant in Washington · 983rd nationally
Frederickson Power Lp is a natural gas power plant in Washington with a nameplate capacity of 318 MW. It generates roughly 1.8M MWh per year — enough to power about 173,719 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 65% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 856 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (318 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Frederickson Power Lp |
|---|---|
| Operator | Frederickson Power Lp |
| City | Tacoma |
| County | Pierce County |
| State | Washington |
| ZIP | 98446 |
| Coordinates | 47.08611, -122.36567 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FICT | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 192 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| FIST | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 126 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Power Corporation | Edmonton, AB | 5015.0% |
| Puget Sound Energy Inc | Bellevue, WA | 4985.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 780.4k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 4 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 69 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 856 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Bonneville Power Administration |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.