🌿 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
Where biomass plants sit in Oregon
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 |