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Oregon
power plants.

Oregon has 200 power plants in our public-data catalog, totalling 16.6 GW of tracked capacity. Its generating fleet leans on hydro — 47.8% of tracked capacity, with natural gas second at 23.5%. The largest plant we track is John Day (2,160 MW, online since 1969).

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200 Tracked plants

16.6 GW Tracked capacity

Hydro Leading fuel

9 Fuel types

Oregon electricity mix

Tracked installed capacity by fuel. Each links to its global page.

Hydro 47.8% 7.9 GW Natural Gas 23.5% 3.9 GW Wind 19.9% 3.3 GW Coal 3.9% 0.6 GW Solar 2.4% 0.4 GW Waste-to-Energy 1.3% 0.2 GW Biomass 0.9% 0.1 GW Geothermal 0.2% 0 GW Battery Storage 0% 0 GW

Largest plants in Oregon

01 John Day Hydro · 1969 2,160 MW 02 The Dalles Hydro · 1964 1,820 MW 03 Bonneville Hydro · 1960 1,162 MW 04 Hermiston Power Partnership Natural Gas · 2001 689 MW 05 Brownlee Hydro · 1965 675 MW 06 Boardman Coal · 1979 642 MW 07 Hermiston Generating Plant Natural Gas · 1995 621 MW 08 Beaver Natural Gas · 1975 611 MW 09 Klamath Cogeneration Plant Natural Gas · 2001 502 MW 10 Carty Generating Station Natural Gas · 2016 500 MW 11 Biglow Canyon Wind Farm Wind · 2009 450 MW 12 Hells Canyon Hydro · 1967 392 MW

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Oregon get its electricity?

Across the 200 plants we track in Oregon, capacity is led by hydro at 47.8%, then natural gas at 23.5%. These are tracked installed-capacity shares from public data, not live generation.

What is the largest power plant in Oregon?

The largest plant in our Oregon catalog is John Day, a hydro facility with 2,160 MW (commissioned 1969).

How many power plants are in Oregon?

Our catalog tracks 200 power plants in Oregon totalling 16.6 GW, built from EIA, WRI and OpenStreetMap. The true total including the smallest installations is higher.

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Oregon electricity mix

Largest plants in Oregon

Frequently asked questions

Oregon
power plants.