# Skamania County, Washington: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Stevenson and North Bonneville Skamania County is one of the places pushing back on the data center build-out. Skamania County is home to Stevenson and North Bonneville. The Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure here (1 in force); the latest is “Six-month data center moratorium (Resolution 2026-22)”. Unemployment was 4.1% in August 2026, against 5.3% in 2019. Employers here counted 2,235 jobs in 2025, up 4.5% from 2019. Its power plants have 240 MW of capacity, 100% of it hydro. +4.5% total jobs since 2019, now 2,235 240 MW of operating power plants, mostly hydro 12.05¢ per kWh for PUD No 1 of Klickitat County residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Skamania County Skamania County is home to Stevenson and North Bonneville. Stevenson1,596 residents North Bonneville1,415 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Carson. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Skamania County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Washington | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 12,038 | 12,669 | ▲ 5.2% | 34th of 39 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 2,138 | 2,235 | ▲ 4.5% | 11th of 39 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $39,122 | $59,317 | ▲ 51.6% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 5.3% | 4.1% | ▼ 1.2pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | PUD No 1 of Klickitat County is the largest utility serving Skamania County, one of 2 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 12.05¢/kWh in 2024, above the 10.07¢ median for Washington utilities. 12,669 people live here, up 5.2% since 2020. ## Who powers Skamania County ### Utilities with service territory in Skamania County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | PUD No 1 of Klickitat County | Political Subdivision | Bundled | 11,917 | 12.05¢ | 29% | | PUD No 1 of Skamania Co | — | — | — | — | — | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Hydro | 240 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Swift 1 | PacifiCorp | Hydro | 240 MW | 1958 | ## The Skamania County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 2,235 | $59,317 | 1.00 | | Data processing and hosting | 10 | $266,426 | 1.44 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Skamania County ### Local measures | Measure | Status | Date | |---|---|---| | Six-month data center moratorium (Resolution 2026-22) | In force | 2026-08 | ## Skamania County and its neighbors Of the 7 counties that border Skamania County, Multnomah County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Skamania County | 12,669 | ▲ 4.5% | 240 MW | — | — | 1 | | Clark County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/washington/clark-county) | 532,119 | ▲ 11.2% | 248 MW | — | — | — | | Cowlitz County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/washington/cowlitz-county) | 114,885 | ▲ 4.1% | 768 MW | — | — | — | | Hood River County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oregon/hood-river-county) OR | 23,720 | ▼ 3.7% | 8 MW | — | — | — | | Klickitat County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/washington/klickitat-county) | 24,331 | ▼ 4.3% | 1,708 MW | 300 MW | — | — | | Lewis County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/washington/lewis-county) | 88,062 | ▲ 2.2% | 1,883 MW | — | — | — | | Multnomah County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oregon/multnomah-county) OR | 795,391 | ▼ 4.9% | 1,588 MW | — | 12 | — | | Yakima County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/washington/yakima-county) | 259,185 | ▼ 0.4% | 194 MW | 80 MW | 1 | 1 | ## More of Washington [All Washington countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/washington)[Clark County532,119 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/washington/clark-county)[Yakima County259,185 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/washington/yakima-county)[Cowlitz County114,885 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/washington/cowlitz-county)[Lewis County88,062 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/washington/lewis-county)[Klickitat County24,331 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/washington/klickitat-county) ## Skamania County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Skamania County, Washington? 2 utilities have service territory in Skamania County in the EIA-861 2024 report: PUD No 1 of Klickitat County, PUD No 1 of Skamania Co. The largest, PUD No 1 of Klickitat County, charged residential customers 12.05¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Skamania County? 1 operating plant with 240 MW of capacity. The largest is Swift 1 (240 MW, hydro). ### Are there data centers in Skamania County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Skamania County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Multnomah County. ### Is Skamania County adding jobs? Employers counted 2,235 jobs in 2025 against 2,138 in 2019 (+4.5%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Skamania County have a data center moratorium? The SAVRN Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure for Skamania County, 1 in force. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/washington/skamania-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).