30th largest plant in Oregon · 2243rd nationally
Klamath Expansion Project is a natural gas power plant in Oregon with a nameplate capacity of 118 MW. It generates roughly 184.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 17,548 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 18% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1205 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Klamath Expansion Project |
|---|---|
| Operator | Klamath Energy Llc |
| City | Klamath Falls |
| County | Klamath County |
| State | Oregon |
| ZIP | 97603 |
| Coordinates | 42.17272, -121.81439 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 29.4 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 29.4 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 29.4 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| GT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 29.4 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Avangrid Power Llc | Portland, OR | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 111.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 17 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1205 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Avangrid Renewables Llc |
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.