🔥 Natural Gas Power Plants in Oregon
Oregon operates 13 natural gas power plants totaling 4,361 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 23.3M MWh.
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.
Plants13operating
Capacity4,360 MWnameplate
Generation23.3M MWhannual
All Oregon natural gas plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermiston Power Partnership | Hermiston | Umatilla County | 689 MW | Hermiston Power Partnership |
| Hermiston Generating Plant | Hermiston | Umatilla County | 621 MW | Hermiston Generating Co Lp |
| Beaver | Clatskanie | Columbia County | 611 MW | Portland General Electric Co |
| Klamath Cogeneration Plant | Klamath Falls | Klamath County | 502 MW | Klamath Energy Llc |
| Carty Generating Station | Boardman | Morrow County | 500 MW | Portland General Electric Co |
| Port Westward | Clatskanie | Columbia County | 483 MW | Portland General Electric Co |
| Coyote Springs | Boardman | Morrow County | 296 MW | Portland General Electric Co |
| Coyote Springs Ii | Boardman | Morrow County | 287 MW | Avista Corp |
| Port Westward Unit 2 | Clatskanie | Columbia County | 226 MW | Portland General Electric Co |
| Klamath Expansion Project | Klamath Falls | Klamath County | 118 MW | Klamath Energy Llc |
| Univ Of Oregon Central Power Station | Eugene | Lane County | 18 MW | University Of Oregon |
| Oregon State University Energy Center | Corvallis | Benton County | 7 MW | Oregon State University |
| Threemile Digester | Boardman | Morrow County | 5 MW | Tmf-Rig, Llc |