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Revision as of 19:29, 1 March 2015

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

Fossil fuel

Name Location Type Generating Capacity Operator Year opened
Beaver[1] Clatskanie Natural gas/oil 529 MW Portland General Electric 1974
Hermiston[2] Hermiston Natural gas 474 MW PacifiCorp (50%) 1996
Klamath Cogeneration[3] Klamath Falls Natural gas 606 MW Iberdrola Renewables 2001
Port Westward[1] Clatskanie Natural gas 413 MW Portland General Electric 2007
Port Westward 2[1] Clatskanie Natural gas 225 MW Portland General Electric 2015
Boardman[1] Boardman Coal 550 MW Portland General Electric 1980
Coyote Springs[1] Boardman Natural gas/oil 233 MW Portland General Electric 1995

Hydroelectric power stations

Name Location Type Generating Capacity Operator Year opened
John Day Dam Columbia River (also WA) Hydro 2,160 MW Army Corps of Engineers 1971
The Dalles Dam Columbia River (also WA) Hydro 1,780 MW Army Corps of Engineers 1957
Bonneville Dam Columbia River (also WA) Hydro 1,085 MW Army Corps of Engineers 1937
McNary Dam Columbia River (also WA) Hydro 980 MW Army Corps of Engineers 1954
Brownlee Dam Snake River Hydro 585 MW Idaho Power Company 1958
Hells Canyon Dam Snake River Hydro 391 MW Idaho Power Company 1967
Round Butte Dam[1] Deschutes River Hydro 225 MW Portland General Electric 1964
North Umpqua River System[2] Umpqua River Hydro 200 MW PacifiCorp 1950 to 1956
Oxbow power station Snake River (also ID) Hydro 190 MW Idaho Power Company 1961
Link River Dam Link River Hydro 151 MW PacifiCorp 1921
Detroit Dam North Santiam River Hydro 100 MW Army Corps of Engineers 1953
Pelton Dam[1] Deschutes River Hydro 73 MW Portland General Electric
North Fork[1] Clackamas River Hydro 58 MW Portland General Electric
Prospect Hydroelectric System[2] Rogue River Hydro 52 MW PacifiCorp 1912 to 1957
Faraday[1] Clackamas River Hydro 46 MW Portland General Electric
T. W. Sullivan[1] Willamette River Hydro 46 MW Portland General Electric
Oak Grove Hydroelectric Project[1] Clackamas River Hydro 44 MW Portland General Electric 1924
Cougar Dam McKenzie River Hydro 25 MW Cenwp 1964
River Mill[1] Clackamas River Hydro 25 MW Portland General Electric
Foster Dam South Santiam River Hydro 20 MW Army Corps of Engineers
Owyhee Dam Owyhee River Hydro 5 MW Owyhee Irrigation District 1980s

Wind farms

List of current wind farms as of 2010-06-30.[4]

Station Location Capacity (MW) Status Notes
Klondike Wind Farm Sherman County 399 Operational [4]
Biglow Canyon Wind Farm Sherman County 275 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 101 Operational [4]
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 41 Operational [4]
Threemile Canyon Wind Farm Morrow County 10 Operational [4]
Biglow Canyon Phase III Sherman County 175 Under construction [4]
Leaning Juniper 2b Gilliam County 111 Under construction [4]
Leaning Juniper 2a Gilliam County 90.3 Under construction [4]
Combine Hills II Umatilla County 63 Under construction [4]
Shepherds Flat Wind Farm Gilliam and Morrow Counties 845 Operational [5]

Biomass

List of current biomass power stations as of 2011-10-01.[6]

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 Generating Capacity Operator Year opened
Neal Hot Springs[7] Malheur County, Oregon Geothermal 30.1 MW US Geothermal 2012
OIT Geo-Heat Center[8] Klamath Falls, Oregon Geothermal 1.5 MW Oregon Institute of Technology 2014

Solar

List of current utility solar power plants as of 2013-03-29.[9]

Name Location Type Generating Capacity Operator Year opened
Outback Solar Lake County, Oregon Solar PV 5 MW Obsidian Finance Group 2012
Black Cap Solar Project Lake County, Oregon Solar PV 2 MW Obsidian Finance Group 2012
Bellevue Solar Yamhill County, Oregon Solar PV 2 MW EDF Renewables 2011
Yamhill Solar Yamhill County, Oregon Solar PV 1 MW EDF Renewables 2011
OIT Solar Array[8] Klamath Falls, Oregon Solar PV 2 MW 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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Form 10-K Annual Report. Portland General Electric, February 25, 2009. Retrieved on April 10, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t 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. ^ "U.S. Biomass Facilities Map" (PDF). Biomass Power Association. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
  7. ^ "NEAL HOT SPRINGS Power Plant Details". Geothermal Energy Association. 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
  8. ^ a b "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.
  9. ^ "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.