Cushman 2

OperatingHydro

Ranked #26 of 75 Hydro plants in WA#214 of 1454 nationally

84.6 MW Hydro operating in Mason, WA — City of Tacoma, Department of Public Utilities, Light Division

EIAGEMWD

84.6 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Conventional Hydroelectric

Technology

1930

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

47.3698, -123.1603

County

Mason, WA

Nearby Plants

Cushman 1
Hydro43.2 MW · 7.4 km
Lilliwaup Falls Generating
Hydro1.4 MW · 11.7 km

Ownership & Operator

Owner data does not fully agree across sources.

EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	City of Tacoma - (WA)	Tacoma Power	—
Owner(s)	City of Tacoma - (WA)	Tacoma Power [100%]	Tacoma Public Utilities
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as Tacoma Power [100%]

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

Cushman Dam No. 2 is a hydroelectric dam on the North Fork of the Skokomish River in Mason County, Washington, United States, forming Lake Kokanee. Built in 1930, its three 27,000 kilowatt generators provide 233 million kilowatt-hours annually to the Tacoma Power system. Along with Cushman Dam No. 1, it is part of Tacoma Power's Cushman Project.

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Cushman 2 is a hydroelectric power plant located in Mason County, Washington. The plant has a total capacity of 84.6 MW across 5 generators and came online in 1930. It is owned and operated by the City of Tacoma - (WA). The primary fuel source is water (WAT), and the plant utilizes conventional hydroelectric technology. Cushman 2 ranks as the 26th largest power plant in Washington out of 75, and 216th nationally out of 1464 plants.

In the most recent year with available data, Cushman 2 generated 179,199 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 24.1%. The plant operates within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region and is under the balancing authority of the City of Tacoma, Department of Public Utilities, Light Division.

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