List of power stations in Oregon

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Electricity generation sources in Oregon[1]

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

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

Wind farms

StationLocationCapacity (MW)StatusNotes
Klondike Wind FarmSherman County399Operational[5]
Biglow Canyon Wind FarmSherman County450Operational[5]
Vansycle Wind ProjectUmatilla County124Operational[5]
Stateline Wind ProjectUmatilla County123Operational[5]
Rattlesnake Road Wind FarmGilliam County103Operational[5]
Hay Canyon Wind FarmSherman County101Operational[5]
Elkhorn Valley Wind FarmUnion County101Operational[5]
Leaning Juniper Wind ProjectGilliam County302.3Operational
Pebble Springs Wind FarmGilliam County99Operational[5]
Wheatfield Wind FarmGilliam County97Operational[5]
Willow Creek Wind FarmGilliam and Morrow Counties72Operational[5]
Echo Wind FarmUmatilla County65Operational[5]
Condon Wind ProjectGilliam County50Operational[5]
Combine Hills Wind FarmUmatilla County104Operational[5]
Threemile Canyon Wind FarmMorrow County10Operational[5]
Shepherds Flat Wind FarmGilliam and Morrow Counties845Operational[6]
PáTu Wind FarmSherman9Operational[7]
Star PointSherman98.7Operational[7]
Montague Wind Power FacilityGilliam County404Proposed[7]
Golden Hills Wind FarmSherman County400Proposed[7]
Summit Ridge WindWasco County200Proposed[7]
Baseline Wind Energy FacilityGilliam County500Proposed[7]
Saddle Butte Wind - Four Mile WindGilliam County and Morrow Counties399Proposed[7]
2Morrow EnergyGilliam County and Morrow Counties900Proposed[7]
Orem Family WindMorrow County10Proposed[7]
Mariah WindMorrow County10Proposed[7]
Wheatridge WindMorrow County and Umatilla County500Proposed[7]
West Butte WindCrook County104Proposed[7]
Riddle MountainHarney County104Proposed[7]
Echanis Wind ProjectHarney County100Proposed[7]
Lime WindBaker County3Proposed[7]
Willow Spring Wind FarmBaker County10Proposed[7]
Stateline ExpansionUmatilla County203Proposed[7]
Chopin WindUmatilla County10Proposed[7]
Lincton Mountain WindUmatilla County199.5Proposed[7]

Biomass

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

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

Geothermal

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

Solar

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

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

Former facilities

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, February
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Form 10-K Annual Report. Portland General Electric, February 25, 2009. Retrieved on April 10, 2009.
  3. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 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. 1 2 "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. 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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