List of power stations in Oregon

The following page lists power stations in the U.S. state of Oregon.

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Electricity generation sources in Oregon[1]

Fossil fuel
Name Location Type Capacity (MW) Operator Year opened
Beaver[2] Clatskanie Natural gas/oil 529 Portland General Electric 1974
Hermiston[3] Hermiston Natural gas 474 PacifiCorp (50%) 1996
Klamath Cogeneration[4] Klamath Falls Natural gas 606 Iberdrola Renovables 2001
Port Westward[2] Clatskanie Natural gas 413 Portland General Electric 2007
Port Westward 2[2] Clatskanie Natural gas 225 Portland General Electric 2015
Boardman[2] Boardman Coal 550 Portland General Electric 1980
Coyote Springs[2] Boardman Natural gas/oil 233 Portland General Electric 1995

Hydroelectric
Name Location Capacity (MW) Operator Year opened
John Day Dam Columbia River (also WA) 2,160 United States Army Corps of Engineers 1971
The Dalles Dam Columbia River (also WA) 2,100 United States Army Corps of Engineers 1957
Bonneville Dam Columbia River (also WA) 1,218 United States Army Corps of Engineers 1937
McNary Dam Columbia River (also WA) 980 United States Army Corps of Engineers 1954
Brownlee Dam Snake River 585 Idaho Power Company 1958
Hells Canyon Dam Snake River 391 Idaho Power Company 1967
Round Butte Dam[2] Deschutes River 225 Portland General Electric 1964
North Umpqua River System[3] Umpqua River 200 PacifiCorp 1950 to 1956
Oxbow power station Snake River (also ID) 190 Idaho Power Company 1961
Link River Dam Link River 151 PacifiCorp 1921
Lookout Point Dam Middle Fork Willamette River 120 United States Army Corps of Engineers 1953
Detroit Dam North Santiam River 100 United States Army Corps of Engineers 1953
Green Peter Dam Middle Santiam River 80 United States Army Corps of Engineers 1967
Pelton Dam[2] Deschutes River 73 Portland General Electric 1958
North Fork[2] Clackamas River 58 Portland General Electric 1958
Prospect Hydroelectric System[3] Rogue River 52 PacifiCorp 1912 to 1957
Lost Creek Dam Rogue River 49 United States Army Corps of Engineers 1977
Faraday[2] Clackamas River 46 Portland General Electric 1907
T. W. Sullivan[2] Willamette River 46 Portland General Electric 1895
Oak Grove Hydroelectric Project[2] Clackamas River 44 Portland General Electric 1924
Hills Creek Dam Middle Fork Willamette River 30 United States Army Corps of Engineers 1961
Cougar Dam McKenzie River 25 United States Army Corps of Engineers 1964
River Mill [2] Clackamas River 25 Portland General Electric 1911
Foster Dam South Santiam River 20 United States Army Corps of Engineers 1968
Big Cliff Dam North Santiam River 18 United States Army Corps of Engineers 1953
Dexter Dam Willamette River 15 United States Army Corps of Engineers 1954
Owyhee Dam Owyhee River 5 Owyhee Irrigation District 1980s

Wind farms
Active wind farms
StationLocationCapacity (MW)Notes
Klondike Wind FarmSherman County399[5]
Biglow Canyon Wind FarmSherman County450[5]
Vansycle Wind ProjectUmatilla County124[5]
Stateline Wind ProjectUmatilla County123[5]
Rattlesnake Road Wind FarmGilliam County103[5]
Hay Canyon Wind FarmSherman County101[5]
Elkhorn Valley Wind FarmUnion County101[5]
Leaning Juniper Wind ProjectGilliam County302.3
Pebble Springs Wind FarmGilliam County99[5]
Wheatfield Wind FarmGilliam County97[5]
Willow Creek Wind FarmGilliam County and Morrow County72[5]
Echo Wind FarmUmatilla County65[5]
Condon Wind ProjectGilliam County50[5]
Combine Hills Wind FarmUmatilla County104[5]
Threemile Canyon Wind FarmMorrow County10[5]
Shepherds Flat Wind FarmGilliam County and Morrow County845[6]
Star PointSherman98.7[7]
Willow Spring Wind Farm Baker County 10 [7]
PáTu Wind FarmSherman9[7]
Proposed wind farms
StationLocationCapacity (MW)Notes
Montague Wind Power FacilityGilliam County404[7]
Golden Hills Wind FarmSherman County400[7]
Summit Ridge WindWasco County200[7]
Baseline Wind Energy FacilityGilliam County500[7]
Saddle Butte Wind - Four Mile WindGilliam County and Morrow County399[7]
2Morrow EnergyGilliam County and Morrow County900[7]
Orem Family WindMorrow County10[7]
Mariah WindMorrow County10[7]
Wheatridge WindMorrow County and Umatilla County500[7]
West Butte WindCrook County104[7]
Riddle MountainHarney County104[7]
Echanis Wind ProjectHarney County100[7]
Lime WindBaker County3[7]
Stateline ExpansionUmatilla County203[7]
Chopin WindUmatilla County10[7]
Lincton Mountain WindUmatilla County199.5[7]

Biomass

List of current biomass power stations as of 2011-10-01.[8]

Name Location Capacity (MW) Operator Year opened
Roseburg Project Dillard, Oregon 40 Roseburg Forest Products
Biomass One White City, Oregon 30 Biomass One LP
Seneca Sustainable Energy Eugene, Oregon 18.8 Seneca Sawmill 2011
Prairie City Prairie City, Oregon 10 D.R. Johnson
Evergreen Biopower LLC Lyons, Oregon 10 Freres Lumber Co.
Riddle Riddle, Oregon 7.5 D.R. Johnson
Winchester One Winchester, Oregon 6.5 Douglas County Lumber Co.
Madras One Madras, Oregon 5 Warm Springs Tribe
Rough and Ready Cave Junction, Oregon 1.5 Rough & Ready Lumber Co.

Geothermal
Name Location Capacity (MW) Operator Year opened
Neal Hot Springs[9] Malheur County, Oregon 30.1 U.S. Geothermal 2012
OIT Geo-Heat Center[10] Klamath Falls, Oregon 1.5 Oregon Institute of Technology 2014

Solar

List of current utility-scale solar power plants as of May 2016.[11]

Name Location Capacity (MW) Operator Year opened
Wy'east Solar Klondike, Oregon 10 Avangrid Renewables 2018
Gala solar project Crook County, Oregon 56 Avangrid Renewables 2017[12]
Old Mill Solar Klamath County, Oregon 6.8 NextEra Energy Resources 2016[13]
Outback Solar Lake County, Oregon 5 Constellation Energy 2012
Steel Bridge Solar Polk County, Oregon 2.3 OneEnergy 2015
Black Cap Solar Project Lake County, Oregon 2 Obsidian Finance Group 2012
Bellevue Solar Yamhill County, Oregon 2 EDF Renewables 2011
OIT Solar Array[10] Klamath Falls, Oregon 2 Oregon Institute of Technology 2014
Baldock Solar Highway Clackamas County, Oregon 1.7 Portland General Electric 2012
Oregon State University Rabbit Benton County, Oregon 1.2 SolarCity 2014
Yamhill Solar Yamhill County, Oregon 1 EDF Renewables 2011

Former facilities
Station Location Type Capacity (MW) Year opened Year closed
Trojan Nuclear Power Plant Rainier, Oregon Nuclear 1,130 1976 1992
Bull Run Hydroelectric Project Sandy River Hydro 22 1908 2008

See also

References
  1. U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, February
  2. Form 10-K Annual Report. Portland General Electric, February 25, 2009. Retrieved on April 10, 2009.
  3. "2008 Annual Report" (PDF). PacificCorp. February 27, 2009. pp. 12, 113. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  4. "Klamath Cogeneration". Iberdrola Renewables, Inc. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  5. Staff (July 2010). "U.S. Wind Energy Projects - Oregon". American Wind Energy Association. Archived from the original on 2010-08-07. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  6. http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/12/07/daily36.html Retrieved 2010-01-16
  7. Renewable Northwest Projects
  8. "U.S. Biomass Facilities Map" (PDF). Biomass Power Association. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
  9. "NEAL HOT SPRINGS Power Plant Details". Geothermal Energy Association. 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
  10. "Oregon Institute of Technology Recognized for Increasing its Use of Geothermal and Solar Energy". Energy.gov. U.S. Department of Energy. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  11. "Major Solar Projects in the United States: Operating, Under Construction, or Under Development" (PDF). Solar Energy Industries Association. 2016-04-04. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  12. Pete Danko (2017-10-30). "Apple solar farm, Oregon's biggest, goes live". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  13. "NextEra Energy completes 6.8 MW solar plant in Oregon". Photon Consulting. 2016-05-10. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
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