164th largest plant in Oregon · 6987th nationally
Butter Creek Power Llc is a wind power plant in Oregon with a nameplate capacity of 5.0 MW. It generates roughly 10.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 975 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 23% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Butter Creek Power Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Odessa Energy Services Llc |
| City | Echo |
| County | Umatilla County |
| State | Oregon |
| ZIP | 97826 |
| Coordinates | 45.70170, -119.42220 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 5.0 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Butter Creek Power, Llc | Echo, OR | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Pacificorp - West |
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.