🌿 Biomass Power Plants in Oregon
Oregon operates 24 biomass power plants totaling 330 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 1.1M MWh.
Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.
Plants24operating
Capacity330 MWnameplate
Generation1.1M MWhannual
All Oregon biomass plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ip Springfield Oregon | Springfield | Lane County | 65 MW | International Paper Corporation - Springfield |
| Dillard Complex | Dillard | Douglas County | 52 MW | Roseburg Forest Products Co |
| Biomass One Lp | White City | Jackson County | 40 MW | Biomass One Lp |
| Georgia-Pacific Wauna Mill | Clatskanie | Clatsop County | 30 MW | Georgia-Pacific Wauna Llc |
| Evergreen Biopower Llc | Lyons | Linn County | 21 MW | Evergreen Biopower Llc |
| Seneca Sustainable Energy Llc | Eugene | Lane County | 20 MW | Seneca Sustainable Energy Llc |
| Georgia-Pacific Toledo Mill | Toledo | Lincoln County | 19 MW | Georgia-Pacific Toledo Llc |
| Covanta Marion Inc | Brooks | Marion County | 13 MW | Covanta Marion Inc |
| Waste Management Columbia Ridge Lfgte | Arlington | Gilliam County | 13 MW | Wm Renewable Energy Llc |
| Medford Operation | Medford | Jackson County | 9 MW | Boise Cascade Wood Products Llc |
| Co-Gen Llc | Prairie City | Grant County | 8 MW | Co-Generation Co |
| Co-Gen Ii Llc | Riddle | Douglas County | 8 MW | Co-Gen Ii |
| Douglas County Forest Products | Roseburg | Douglas County | 6 MW | Douglas County Forest Products |
| Coffin Butte | Corvallis | Benton County | 6 MW | Pacific Northwest Generating Coop |
| Riverbend Landfill | Mcminnville | Yamhill County | 5 MW | Wm Renewable Energy Llc |
| Finley Buttes Landfill Gas | Boardman | Morrow County | 5 MW | Finley Bioenergy Llc |
| Short Mountain | Eugene | Lane County | 3 MW | Emerald People's Utility Dist |
| Dry Creek Lfg To Energy Project | Eagle Point | Jackson County | 3 MW | Oregon Environmental Industries Llc |
| Roseburg Lfg | Roseburg | Douglas County | 2 MW | Roseburg Lfg Energy Llc |
| Shell New Energies, Junction City | Junction City | Lane County | 2 MW | Equilon Enterprises Llc D/B/A Shell Oil |
| Durham Awtf | Tigard | Washington County | 2 MW | Clean Water Services |
| Wlwpcf Cogeneration Facility | Keizer | Marion County | 1 MW | City Of Salem Public Works |
| Potb Digester | Tillamook | Tillamook County | 1 MW | Tillamook Biogas, Llc Digester |
| Lakeview Cogeneration Llc | Lakeview | Lake County | — | Avangrid Power Llc |