Dry Creek Lfg To Energy Project

🌿 BiomassCommercial Non-CHP3 MW capacity

182nd largest plant in Oregon · 8991st nationally

Dry Creek Lfg To Energy Project is a biomass power plant in Oregon with a nameplate capacity of 3.2 MW. It generates roughly 13.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,285 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 48% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%48%
Mid-merit — steady but not full-time
Capacity3 MWnameplate
Annual Generation13.5k MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor48%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂metric tons

Location

Plant NameDry Creek Lfg To Energy Project
OperatorOregon Environmental Industries Llc
CityEagle Point
CountyJackson County
StateOregon
ZIP97524
Coordinates42.38440, -122.77180

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

HydroelectricSolarBiomass

Generators (2)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
DC1Landfill GasLandfill Gas1.6 MWOperating2007
DC2Landfill GasLandfill Gas1.6 MWOperating2007

Emissions (annual)

SO₂3 metric tons

Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.

Grid context

NERC RegionWECC
Balancing AuthorityPacificorp - West

About Biomass plants

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.

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