Power Plants Near 97050 — Rufus, OR

55 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 97050 (Rufus, Oregon). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 45.6948, -120.7359 · County: Sherman

Wind 46%Hydroelectric 42%Natural Gas 9%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.5 mi	John Day Rufus, OR	Hydroelectric	2,160 MW	Usace Northwestern Division
4.1 mi	Linden Wind Energy Project Goldendale, WA	Wind	50 MW	Los Angeles Department Of Water & Power
5.2 mi	Windy Flats Wind Project Centerville, WA	Wind	262 MW	Windy Flats Partners Llc
7.0 mi	Biglow Canyon Wind Farm Wasco, OR	Wind	450 MW	Portland General Electric Co
8.1 mi	Patu Wind Farm Llc Wasco, OR	Wind	9 MW	Patu Wind Farm Llc
8.1 mi	Biglow Solar Generation And Bess Klondike, OR	Solar	—	Bigl Bn, Llc
9.2 mi	Golden Hill Wind Wasco, OR	Wind	201 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
9.3 mi	Goldendale Generating Station Goldendale, WA	Natural Gas	303 MW	Puget Sound Energy Inc
10.1 mi	Wyeast Solar Wasco, OR	Solar	10 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
11.0 mi	Klondike Windpower Ii Wasco, OR	Wind	75 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
12.0 mi	Goodnoe Hills Goldendale, WA	Wind	103 MW	Pacificorp
13.1 mi	Klondike Wind Power Wasco, OR	Wind	25 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
13.2 mi	Tuolumne Wind Project Goldendale, WA	Wind	136 MW	Turlock Irrigation District
13.6 mi	Klondike Windpower Iii Wasco, OR	Wind	298 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
14.4 mi	Hay Canyon Wind Power Llc Wasco, OR	Wind	101 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
14.6 mi	Carriger Goldendale, WA	Solar	—	Cypress Creek Renewables
17.8 mi	Star Point Wind Project Llc Wasco, OR	Wind	99 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
19.5 mi	Summit Ridge I Wind Farm Wasco, OR	Wind	—	Pattern Operators Lp
20.0 mi	The Dalles The Dalles, OR	Hydroelectric	1,820 MW	Usace Northwestern Division
20.1 mi	Dalles Dam North Fishway Project The Dalles, OR	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Northern Wasco County Pud
20.2 mi	Wheat Field Wind Power Project Arlington, OR	Wind	103 MW	Wheat Field Wind Power Project Llc
20.4 mi	Harvest Wind Project Roosevelt, WA	Wind	99 MW	Harvest Wind Project Tic
20.7 mi	White Creek Wind Farm Roosevelt, WA	Wind	204 MW	White Creek Wind 1 Llc
22.7 mi	Lund Hill Klickitat, WA	Wind	—	Avangrid Power Llc
22.7 mi	Lund Hill Solar Bickleton, WA	Solar	150 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
22.8 mi	Waste Management Columbia Ridge Lfgte Arlington, OR	Biomass	13 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
23.2 mi	Leaning Juniper Wind Power Ii Arlington, OR	Wind	199 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
25.3 mi	Big Horn Wind Project Bickelton, WA	Wind	199 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
25.6 mi	Leaning Juniper Arlington, OR	Wind	110 MW	Pacificorp
25.9 mi	Arlington Wind Power Project Arlington, OR	Wind	103 MW	Arlington Wind Power Project Llc
25.9 mi	Big Horn Wind Ii Bickleton, WA	Wind	50 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
28.7 mi	Juniper Canyon I Wind Project Bickleton, WA	Wind	151 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
28.9 mi	Montague Solar Arlington, OR	Solar	162 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
29.5 mi	Pebble Springs Wind Llc Wasco, OR	Wind	99 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
31.6 mi	North Hurlburt Wind Llc Arlington, OR	Wind	265 MW	Caithness Shepherds Flat Llc
31.7 mi	South Hurlburt Wind Llc Arlington, OR	Wind	290 MW	Caithness Shepherds Flat Llc
32.1 mi	Montague Wind Power Facility Llc Arlington, OR	Wind	200 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
32.8 mi	Cedar Island Solar Llc Grass Valley, OR	Solar	—	Cedar Island Solar Llc
36.0 mi	Horseshoe Bend Wind Llc Arlington, OR	Wind	290 MW	Caithness Shepherds Flat Llc
36.1 mi	Willow Creek Energy Center Lone, OR	Wind	72 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
36.4 mi	Condon Windpower Llc Condon, OR	Wind	50 MW	Allete Clean Energy
37.1 mi	Powerdale Hood River, OR	Hydroelectric	—	Pacificorp
37.3 mi	Sunset Solar Wasco, OR	Solar	—	Avangrid Power Llc
38.1 mi	Copper Dam Plant Hood River, OR	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Farmer's Irrigation District
38.4 mi	Condit White Salmon, WA	Hydroelectric	—	Pacificorp
38.6 mi	Threemile Canyon Boardman, OR	Wind	10 MW	Threemile Canyon Wind I, Llc
39.3 mi	Peters Drive Plant Hood River, OR	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Farmer's Irrigation District
39.5 mi	Bakeoven Solar Maupin, OR	Solar	—	Avangrid Power Llc
39.5 mi	Daybreak Solar Maupin, OR	Solar	—	Avangrid Power Llc
40.3 mi	Threemile Digester Boardman, OR	Natural Gas	5 MW	Tmf-Rig, Llc
41.9 mi	Deschutes Solar And Bess Tbd, OR	Battery Storage	—	Dech Bn, Llc
44.3 mi	Middle Fork Irrigation District Parkdale, OR	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Middle Fork Irrigation Dist
44.5 mi	Carty Generating Station Boardman, OR	Natural Gas	500 MW	Portland General Electric Co
44.7 mi	Boardman Boardman, OR	Coal	—	Portland General Electric Co
46.0 mi	Tower Solar, Llc Boardman, OR	Solar	—	Avangrid Power Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 55 power plants within 50 miles of Rufus, Oregon (ZIP 97050), with a combined 9,439 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 31 of the 55 nearby plants. The closest plant is John Day at 2.5 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in Oregon, visit the Oregon state page.

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