List of power stations in Oregon

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

Fossil fuel

Name	Location	Type	Capacity (MW)	Operator	Year opened
Beaver[1]	Clatskanie	Natural gas/oil	529	Portland General Electric	1974
Hermiston[2]	Hermiston	Natural gas	474	PacifiCorp (50%)	1996
Klamath Cogeneration[3]	Klamath Falls	Natural gas	606	Iberdrola Renovables	2001
Port Westward[1]	Clatskanie	Natural gas	413	Portland General Electric	2007
Port Westward 2[1]	Clatskanie	Natural gas	225	Portland General Electric	2015
Boardman[1]	Boardman	Coal	550	Portland General Electric	1980
Coyote Springs[1]	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[1]	Deschutes River	Hydro	225	Portland General Electric	1964
North Umpqua River System[2]	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[1]	Deschutes River	Hydro	73	Portland General Electric	1958
North Fork[1]	Clackamas River	Hydro	58	Portland General Electric	1958
Prospect Hydroelectric System[2]	Rogue River	Hydro	52	PacifiCorp	1912 to 1957
Lost Creek Dam	Rogue River	Hydro	49	United States Army Corps of Engineers	1977
Faraday[1]	Clackamas River	Hydro	46	Portland General Electric	1907
T. W. Sullivan[1]	Willamette River	Hydro	46	Portland General Electric	1895
Oak Grove Hydroelectric Project[1]	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 [1]	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

Station	Location	Capacity (MW)	Status	Notes
Klondike Wind Farm	Sherman County	399	Operational	[4]
Biglow Canyon Wind Farm	Sherman County	450	Operational	[4]
Vansycle Wind Project	Umatilla County	124	Operational	[4]
Stateline Wind Project	Umatilla County	123	Operational	[4]
Rattlesnake Road Wind Farm	Gilliam County	103	Operational	[4]
Hay Canyon Wind Farm	Sherman County	101	Operational	[4]
Elkhorn Valley Wind Farm	Union County	101	Operational	[4]
Leaning Juniper Wind Project	Gilliam County	302.3	Operational
Pebble Springs Wind Farm	Gilliam County	99	Operational	[4]
Wheatfield Wind Farm	Gilliam County	97	Operational	[4]
Willow Creek Wind Farm	Gilliam and Morrow Counties	72	Operational	[4]
Echo Wind Farm	Umatilla County	65	Operational	[4]
Condon Wind Project	Gilliam County	50	Operational	[4]
Combine Hills Wind Farm	Umatilla County	104	Operational	[4]
Threemile Canyon Wind Farm	Morrow County	10	Operational	[4]
Shepherds Flat Wind Farm	Gilliam and Morrow Counties	845	Operational	[5]
PáTu Wind Farm	Sherman	9	Operational	[6]
Star Point	Sherman	98.7	Operational	[6]
Montague Wind Power Facility	Gilliam County	404	Proposed	[6]
Golden Hills Wind Farm	Sherman County	400	Proposed	[6]
Summit Ridge Wind	Wasco County	200	Proposed	[6]
Baseline Wind Energy Facility	Gilliam County	500	Proposed	[6]
Saddle Butte Wind - Four Mile Wind	Gilliam County and Morrow Counties	399	Proposed	[6]
2Morrow Energy	Gilliam County and Morrow Counties	900	Proposed	[6]
Orem Family Wind	Morrow County	10	Proposed	[6]
Mariah Wind	Morrow County	10	Proposed	[6]
Wheatridge Wind	Morrow County and Umatilla County	500	Proposed	[6]
West Butte Wind	Crook County	104	Proposed	[6]
Riddle Mountain	Harney County	104	Proposed	[6]
Echanis Wind Project	Harney County	100	Proposed	[6]
Lime Wind	Baker County	3	Proposed	[6]
Willow Spring Wind Farm	Baker County	10	Proposed	[6]
Stateline Expansion	Umatilla County	203	Proposed	[6]
Chopin Wind	Umatilla County	10	Proposed	[6]
Lincton Mountain Wind	Umatilla County	199.5	Proposed	[6]

Biomass

List of current biomass power stations as of 2011-10-01.^[7]

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[8]	Malheur County, Oregon	Geothermal	30.1	US Geothermal	2012
OIT Geo-Heat Center[9]	Klamath Falls, Oregon	Geothermal	1.5	Oregon Institute of Technology	2014

Solar

List of current utility solar power plants as of 2013-03-29.^[10]

Name	Location	Type	Capacity (MW)	Operator	Year opened
Outback Solar	Lake County, Oregon	Solar PV	5	Obsidian Finance Group	2012
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
Yamhill Solar	Yamhill County, Oregon	Solar PV	1	EDF Renewables	2011
OIT Solar Array[9]	Klamath Falls, Oregon	Solar PV	2	Oregon Institute of Technology	2014

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

• Pacific DC Intertie
• Celilo Converter Station
• Path 15
• Lists of Oregon-related topics
• Wind power in Oregon
• List of wind farms in the United States
• List of power stations in the United States

References

1. Form 10-K Annual Report. Portland General Electric, February 25, 2009. Retrieved on April 10, 2009.
2. "2008 Annual Report" (PDF). PacificCorp. February 27, 2009. pp. 12, 113. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
3. "Klamath Cogeneration". Iberdrola Renewables, Inc. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
4. Staff (July 2010). "U.S. Wind Energy Projects - Oregon". American Wind Energy Association. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
5. http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/12/07/daily36.html Retrieved 2010-01-16
6. Renewable Northwest Projects
7. "U.S. Biomass Facilities Map" (PDF). Biomass Power Association. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
8. "NEAL HOT SPRINGS Power Plant Details". Geothermal Energy Association. 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
9. "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.
10. "Utility‐Scale Solar Projects in the United States Operating, Under Construction, or Under Development" (PDF). Solar Energy Industries Association. 2013-03-29. Retrieved 2013-04-24.