Power plants in Oregon

292 operating power projects with 17,376 MW of nameplate capacity, from EIA-860M for August 2026.

Projects

292

Nameplate capacity

17,376 MW

Counties with a plant

32

Operators

137

Capacity by fuel

MW is nameplate from operating generators and batteries. Plant counts use each project's primary fuel, so a coal and gas plant counts once.

Largest power plants in Oregon

Top 50 · All 292 plants
PlantPrimary fuelMWCountyOperator
John DayHydro1,485ShermanUSACE Northwestern Division
The DallesHydro1,206WascoUSACE Northwestern Division
BonnevilleHydro980MultnomahUSACE Northwestern Division
McNaryHydro851UmatillaUSACE Northwestern Division
Hermiston Power PartnershipNatural gas689UmatillaHermiston Power Partnership
Hermiston Generating PlantNatural gas621UmatillaHermiston Generating Co LP
BeaverNatural gas611ColumbiaPortland General Electric Co
Klamath Cogeneration PlantNatural gas502KlamathKlamath Energy LLC
Carty Generating StationNatural gas500MorrowPortland General Electric Co
Port WestwardNatural gas483ColumbiaPortland General Electric Co

Oregon power plants by fuel

Newest plants in Oregon

Ordered by the month the first generator began operating.

Counties with the most capacity

Largest operators in Oregon

Grouped by EIA operator name. Parent companies are not merged.

All 292 plants in Oregon, by county

Benton County 3 plants

Clackamas County 36 plants

Clatsop County 1 plant

Columbia County 3 plants

Crook County 4 plants

Deschutes County 7 plants

Douglas County 12 plants

Gilliam County 11 plants

Harney County 4 plants

Hood River County 3 plants

Jackson County 12 plants

Jefferson County 8 plants

Josephine County 2 plants

Klamath County 20 plants

Lake County 10 plants

Lane County 9 plants

Lincoln County 1 plant

Linn County 8 plants

Marion County 27 plants

Morrow County 19 plants

Multnomah County 6 plants

Polk County 10 plants

Sherman County 10 plants

Tillamook County 1 plant

Umatilla County 17 plants

Union County 1 plant

Wallowa County 2 plants

Wasco County 4 plants

Washington County 5 plants

Yamhill County 13 plants

Questions about power plants in Oregon

How many power plants are in Oregon?

EIA-860M for August 2026 lists 292 operating power projects in Oregon, with 17,376 MW of nameplate capacity including batteries.

What is the largest power plant in Oregon?

John Day in Sherman County, with 1,485 MW of nameplate capacity. The next largest is The Dalles, with 1,205.7 MW.

How much of Oregon's capacity is natural gas?

4,338 MW, about 25% of nameplate capacity. 11 projects have natural gas as their primary fuel.

Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources