OR · State grid profile

Oregon power grid

Oregon's capacity mix is led by hydro, followed by natural gas and wind. Proposed capacity is large relative to the current system, making the state useful for studying a changing Western resource portfolio.

Final 2024 state totalsPreliminary 2025 facilitiesCommunity-reported data centers
Operating capacity18,442 MWFinal EIA-860 2024
Power plants309491 operating generators
Proposed capacity8,731 MW47.3% of current capacity
Community-mapped locations111Incomplete OpenStreetMap coverage

Coverage quality

What is complete here?

PassState totalsFinal 2024 EIA-860 generator records cover the state.
PassFacility list2025 Early Release records are nationwide but preliminary.
LimitedData centersCommunity mapping is useful for discovery, not a complete inventory.

Generation portfolio

Oregon capacity by fuel

Nameplate capacity · MW
Hydro45.3%8,360 MW
Oil & gas23.6%4,361 MW
Wind21.6%3,981 MW
Solar5.7%1,051 MW
Biomass1.8%330 MW
Storage1.7%322 MW
Geothermal0.2%37 MW

Facility intelligence

Largest Oregon power plants

EIA-860 2025 early release facility records
PlantPrimary fuelLocationUtilityOperating capacity
John DayPlant 3082HydroRufus, ORSherman CountyUSACE Northwestern Division2,160 MW
The DallesPlant 3895HydroThe Dalles, ORWasco CountyUSACE Northwestern Division1,820 MW
BonnevillePlant 3075HydroCascade Locks, ORMultnomah CountyUSACE Northwestern Division1,162 MW
McNaryPlant 3084HydroUmatilla, ORUmatilla CountyUSACE Northwestern Division991 MW
Hermiston Power PartnershipPlant 55328Oil & gasHermiston, ORUmatilla CountyHermiston Power Partnership689 MW
Hermiston Generating PlantPlant 54761Oil & gasHermiston, ORUmatilla CountyHermiston Generating Co LP621 MW
BeaverPlant 8073Oil & gasClatskanie, ORColumbia CountyPortland General Electric Co611 MW
Klamath Cogeneration PlantPlant 55103Oil & gasKlamath Falls, ORKlamath CountyKlamath Energy LLC502 MW
Carty Generating StationPlant 58503Oil & gasBoardman, ORMorrow CountyPortland General Electric Co500 MW
Port WestwardPlant 56227Oil & gasClatskanie, ORColumbia CountyPortland General Electric Co483 MW

Methodology

Transparent by design

State totals and fuel mix use finalized EIA-860 2024 generator data. The facility table uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release and is preliminary. Data-center counts use OpenStreetMap community records and measure mapped coverage, not the full market.

EIA-860 sourceOpenStreetMap