This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Oregon, sorted by type and name. In 2019, Oregon had a total summer capacity of 16,787 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 62,258 GWh.[2] The corresponding electrical energy generation mix was 48.7% hydroelectric, 33.7% natural gas, 10.6% wind, 4.1% coal, 1.5% biomass, 1.1% solar, and 0.3% geothermal. Small-scale solar, including customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered an additional net 227 GWh to the state's electrical grid. This compares as about one-third of the amount generated by Oregon's utility-scale photovoltaic plants.[1]
Sources of Oregon utility-scale electricity generation:
full-year 2021 [1]
During 2019, Oregon was one of the top-five U.S. states in its share of renewable electricity generation. It was the second largest generator of hydroelectric power after the state of Washington. Oregon ranks third in the nation behind California and Nevada for its geothermal generation potential.[3]
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The Trojan Nuclear Power Plant generated 1,095 MW of electricity during years 1976-1992.[4] Decommissioning and removal of the nuclear components was completed in 2006.[5] Oregon had no utility-scale plants that used fissile material as a fuel in 2019.[1]
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[6]
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Type | Operator | Year Opened |
Ref |
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Hermiston | Hermiston | 45°48′15″N 119°22′12″W | 474 | 1x1 Combined Cycle (x2), 2x1 Combined Cycle |
PacifiCorp (50%) | 1996 | [7] |
Klamath Cogeneration | Klamath Falls | 42°10′26″N 121°48′38″W | 606 | 2x1 Combined Cycle, Simple Cycle (x4) |
Iberdrola Renovables | 2001 | [8] |
Beaver | Clatskanie | 46°10′21″N 123°10′26″W | 529 | 6x1 Combined Cycle, Simple Cycle |
Portland General Electric | 1974 | [9] |
Port Westward | Clatskanie | 46°10′44″N 123°10′19″W | 413 | 1x1 Combined Cycle | Portland General Electric | 2007 | [9] |
Port Westward 2 | Clatskanie | 46°10′44″N 123°10′19″W | 225 | Reciprocating Engine (x12) | Portland General Electric | 2015 | [9] |
Coyote Springs | Boardman | 45°50′53″N 119°40′26″W | 233 | 1x1 Combined Cycle | Portland General Electric | 1995 | [9] |
Coyote Springs 2 | Boardman | 45°50′53″N 119°34′26″W | 290 | 1x1 Combined Cycle | Avista | 2003 | [10] |
Carty Generating Plant | Boardman | 45°41′55″N 119°48′47″W | 416 | 1x1 Combined Cycle | Portland General Electric | 2016 | [9] |
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[6]
See also the Oregon Department of Energy's Renewable Energy Resources Page.[11]
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Operator | Year Opened |
Ref |
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John Day Dam | Columbia River (also WA) | 45°42′59″N 120°41′39″W | 2,160 | United States Army Corps of Engineers | 1971 | |
The Dalles Dam | Columbia River (also WA) | 45°36′50″N 121°08′05″W | 2,100 | United States Army Corps of Engineers | 1957 | |
Bonneville Dam | Columbia River (also WA) | 45°38′39″N 121°56′28″W | 1,218 | United States Army Corps of Engineers | 1937 | |
McNary Dam | Columbia River (also WA) | 45°56′25″N 119°17′56″W | 980 | United States Army Corps of Engineers | 1954 | |
Brownlee Dam | Snake River | 44°50′12″N 116°53′51″W | 585 | Idaho Power Company | 1958 | |
Hells Canyon Dam | Snake River (also ID) | 45°14′38″N 116°42′03″W | 391 | Idaho Power Company | 1967 | |
Round Butte Dam | Deschutes River | 44°36′21″N 121°16′38″W | 225 | Portland General Electric | 1964 | [9] |
North Umpqua River System | Umpqua River | 200 | PacifiCorp | 1950 to 1956 | [7] | |
Oxbow power station | Snake River (also ID) | 44°58′18″N 116°50′06″W | 190 | Idaho Power Company | 1961 | |
Link River Dam | Link River | 151 | PacifiCorp | 1921 | ||
Lookout Point Dam | Middle Fork Willamette River | 43°54′55″N 122°45′11″W | 120 | United States Army Corps of Engineers | 1953 | |
Detroit Dam | North Santiam River | 44°43′21″N 122°15′04″W | 100 | United States Army Corps of Engineers | 1953 | |
Green Peter Dam | Middle Santiam River | 44°26′58″N 122°32′58″W | 80 | United States Army Corps of Engineers | 1967 | |
Pelton Dam | Deschutes River | 44°41′40″N 121°13′53″W | 73 | Portland General Electric | 1958 | [9] |
North Fork | Clackamas River | 45°14′36″N 122°16′48″W | 58 | Portland General Electric | 1958 | [9] |
Prospect Hydroelectric System | Rogue River | 42°43′52″N 122°30′50″W | 52 | PacifiCorp | 1912=1957 | [7] |
Lost Creek Dam | Rogue River | 42°40′18″N 122°40′38″W | 49 | United States Army Corps of Engineers | 1977 | |
Faraday | Clackamas River | 45°16′05″N 122°19′12″W | 46 | Portland General Electric | 1907 | [9] |
T. W. Sullivan | Willamette River | 45°21′14″N 122°37′08″W | 46 | Portland General Electric | 1895 | [9] |
Oak Grove Hydroelectric Project | Clackamas River | 45°07′19″N 122°04′12″W | 44 | Portland General Electric | 1924 | [9] |
Hills Creek Dam | Middle Fork Willamette River | 43°42′39″N 122°25′26″W | 30 | United States Army Corps of Engineers | 1961 | |
Cougar Dam | McKenzie River | 44°07′51″N 122°14′38″W | 25 | United States Army Corps of Engineers | 1964 | |
River Mill | Clackamas River | 45°18′00″N 122°21′00″W | 25 | Portland General Electric | 1911 | [9] |
Foster Dam | South Santiam River | 44°24′53″N 122°40′16″W | 20 | United States Army Corps of Engineers | 1968 | |
Big Cliff Dam | North Santiam River | 44°45′05″N 122°17′00″W | 18 | United States Army Corps of Engineers | 1953 | |
Dexter Dam | Willamette River | 43°55′27″N 122°48′20″W | 15 | United States Army Corps of Engineers | 1954 | |
Owyhee Dam | Owyhee River | 43°38′30″N 117°14′37″W | 5 | Owyhee Irrigation District | 1980s |
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Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Operator | Year Opened |
Ref |
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Springfield Power Plant | Springfield, Oregon | 44°03′25″N 122°57′20″W | 65 | International Paper | 1949/1953/1976 | [16] |
Dillard Complex Power Plant | Dillard, Oregon | 43°05′22″N 123°24′56″W | 51.5 | Roseburg Forest Products | 1955 | [17] |
Biomass One | White City, Oregon | 42°26′10″N 122°51′00″W | 36.5 | Biomass One LP | 1985/2009 | [18] |
Wauna Mill Power Plant | Wauna, Oregon | 46°09′14″N 123°24′24″W | 36 | Georgia-Pacific | 1996 | [19] |
Toledo Mill Power Plant | Toledo, Oregon | 44°36′43″N 123°55′55″W | 21.5 | Georgia-Pacific | 2007 | [20] |
Seneca Sustainable Energy | Eugene, Oregon | 44°06′59″N 123°10′44″W | 18.8 | Seneca Sawmill | 2011 | [21] |
Prairie City | Prairie City, Oregon | 10 | D.R. Johnson | |||
Evergreen Biopower LLC | Lyons, Oregon | 44°46′15″N 122°36′43″W | 10 | Freres Lumber Co. | 2007 | [22] |
BC Medford Plant | Medford, Oregon | 42°21′20″N 122°54′17″W | 8.5 | Boise Cascade | 1956/1965 | [23] |
Riddle | Riddle, Oregon | 7.5 | D.R. Johnson | |||
Winchester One | Winchester, Oregon | 43°17′23″N 123°21′42″W | 6.5 | Douglas County Lumber Co. | 2006 | [24] |
Madras One | Madras, Oregon | 5 | Warm Springs Tribe | |||
Rough and Ready | Cave Junction, Oregon | 1.5 | Rough & Ready Lumber Co. | |||
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Operator | Year Opened |
Ref |
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Neal Hot Springs | Malheur County, Oregon | 44°01′23″N 117°28′05″W | 30.1 | U.S. Geothermal | 2012 | [25] |
OIT Geo-Heat Center | Klamath Falls, Oregon | 1.5 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 2014 | [26] | |
Paisley Geothermal Plant | Lake County, Oregon | 42°41′45″N 120°33′28″W | 3.7 | Surprise Valley Electrification | 2015 | [27] |
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Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MWAC) |
Operator | Year Opened |
Ref |
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Gala Solar Star | Crook County, Oregon | 44°11′03″N 120°55′05″W | 56 | Avangrid Renewables | 2017 | [28] |
Airport Solar | Lake County, Oregon | 42°10′13″N 120°24′08″W | 47.3 | Swinerton Renewable Energy | 2019 | [29] |
Eagle Point Solar | Jackson County, Oregon | 42°24′00″N 121°49′47″W | 13 | Pine Gate Renewables | 2018 | |
Adams Solar | Jefferson County, Oregon | 42°10′13″N 120°24′08″W | 10 | Swinerton Renewable Energy | 2018 | [30] |
Bear Creek Solar | Deschutes County, Oregon | 44°03′39″N 121°14′14″W | 10 | Swinerton Renewable Energy | 2018 | [31] |
Black Cap Solar (1&2) | Lake County, Oregon | 42°10′30″N 120°21′45″W | 10 | Swinerton Renewable Energy | 2012/2016 | [32] |
Collier Solar | Deschutes County, Oregon | 44°03′46″N 121°13′34″W | 10 | Oregon Solar Land Holdings | 2017 | |
Elbe Solar | Jefferson County, Oregon | 44°37′05″N 121°12′18″W | 10 | Swinerton Renewable Energy | 2018 | [33] |
Garrett Solar | Lake County, Oregon | 42°09′36″N 120°24′00″W | 10 | Swinerton Renewable Energy | 2019 | [29] |
Neff Solar | Deschutes County, Oregon | 44°04′04″N 121°13′41″W | 10 | Cypress Creek Renewables | 2017 | |
Open Range Solar | Malheur County, Oregon | 43°47′48″N 117°03′55″W | 10 | Swinerton Renewable Energy | 2016 | [34] |
OR Solar 3 | Klamath County, Oregon | 42°01′20″N 121°25′08″W | 10 | 2017 | [35] | |
OR Solar 6 | Lake County, Oregon | 42°12′32″N 120°22′04″W | 10 | 2017 | [35] | |
OR Solar 8 | Klamath County, Oregon | 42°14′20″N 121°35′09″W | 10 | 2018 | [6] | |
Thunderegg Solar | Malheur County, Oregon | 43°55′52″N 116°59′15″W | 10 | Swinerton Renewable Energy | 2016 | [36] |
Vale Air Solar | Malheur County, Oregon | 43°57′54″N 117°15′29″W | 10 | Swinerton Renewable Energy | 2016 | [37] |
Wy'east Solar | Sherman County, Oregon | 45°35′05″N 120°36′00″W | 10 | Avangrid Renewables | 2018 | |
Tumbleweed Solar | Deschutes County, Oregon | 44°11′24″N 121°13′49″W | 9.9 | Heelstone Renewable Energy | 2017 | |
Old Mill Solar | Klamath County, Oregon | 42°12′12″N 121°02′47″W | 6.8 | NextEra Energy Resources | 2016 | [38] |
Outback Solar | Lake County, Oregon | 43°14′13″N 120°29′24″W | 5 | Constellation Energy | 2012 | [39] |
Steel Bridge Solar | Polk County, Oregon | 45°04′05″N 123°28′12″W | 2.3 | OneEnergy | 2015 | [40] |
Black Cap Solar Project | Lake County, Oregon | 42°10′30″N 120°21′35″W | 2 | Obsidian Finance Group | 2012 | |
Bellevue Solar | Yamhill County, Oregon | 45°06′44″N 123°14′05″W | 2 | EDF Renewables | 2011 | [41] |
OIT Solar Array | Klamath Falls, Oregon | 2 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 2014 | [26] | |
Baldock Solar Highway | Clackamas County, Oregon | 45°16′10″N 122°46′18″W | 1.7 | Portland General Electric | 2012 | |
Oregon State University Rabbit Field | Benton County, Oregon | 44°34′25″N 123°19′01″W | 1.2 | SolarCity | 2014 | |
Yamhill Solar | Yamhill County, Oregon | 45°06′32″N 123°16′43″W | 1 | EDF Renewables | 2011 | [42] |
Name | Location | Coordinates | Type | Capacity (MW) |
Operator | Year Opened |
Year closed | Ref |
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Bull Run Hydroelectric Project | Sandy River | Hydro | 22 | 1908 | 2008 | |||
Boardman | Boardman | 45°41′36″N 119°48′32″W | Coal | 550 | Portland General Electric | 1980 | 2020 | [9] |
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