Wlwpcf Cogeneration Facility

🌿 BiomassCommercial CHP1 MW capacity

279th largest plant in Oregon · 12336th nationally

Wlwpcf Cogeneration Facility is a biomass power plant in Oregon with a nameplate capacity of 1.2 MW. It generates roughly 8.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 800 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 80% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%80%
Mid-merit — steady but not full-time
Capacity1 MWnameplate
Annual Generation8.4k MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor80%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂metric tons

Location

Plant NameWlwpcf Cogeneration Facility
OperatorCity Of Salem Public Works
CityKeizer
CountyMarion County
StateOregon
ZIP97303
Coordinates45.00812, -123.05286

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

SolarBiomass

Generators (1)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
EG075Other Waste BiomassOther Biomass Gas1.2 MWOperating2020

Emissions (annual)

NOₓ173 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 AuthorityPortland General Electric Company

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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