Electron, Washington

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Electron is an unincorporated community in Pierce County in the state of Washington, US.{{Cite web|url=http://washington.hometownlocator.com/wa/pierce/electron.cfm|title = Electron Populated Place Profile / Pierce County, Washington Data}}

Electron sits along the Puyallup River just northeast of Lake Kapowsin and is the site of the Electron Hydroelectric Project, a power plant operated by Puget Power. Above the plant, 10.1 miles upriver, is the Electron Diversionary Dam, which runs water to the power plant via a wooden flume.{{Cite web |url=http://pse.com/inyourcommunity/pierce/Pages/Electron-Hydro.aspx |title=Electron Hydro |access-date=2012-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117192858/http://pse.com/inyourcommunity/pierce/Pages/Electron-Hydro.aspx |archive-date=2012-11-17 |url-status=dead}} The dam and power plant project was constructed in 1903-04 and began operation on April 12, 1904. Electron was the site of a CCC camp in the 1930s. A mudslide destroyed the original powerhouse in 1936; rebuilding was partially completed in 1937 and fully rehabilitated in 1941. There is a small town park in Electron.