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Oregon electricity production by type. This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Oregon, sorted by type and name.In 2022, Oregon had a total summer capacity of 17,243 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 61,317 GWh. [2]
Trojan Nuclear Power Plant was a pressurized water reactor nuclear power plant (Westinghouse design) in the northwest United States, located southeast of Rainier, Oregon, [2] and so far, the only commercial nuclear power plant to be built in Oregon. There was much public opposition to the plant from the design stage.
Oregon ranks among the top ten states with the most wind power installed. Climbing from 1 percent in the early 2000s (decade), wind power accounted for 12.4 percent of total electricity generated in Oregon during 2013. [11] [12] In 2009, 691 MW of wind-powered capacity was added in Oregon, the fourth biggest increase in the U.S. that year. [13]
The Boardman plant. Interior of Boardman Plant showing coal grinding machines. The Boardman Coal Plant was a coal-fired power plant located in Boardman, Oregon.The facility had a nameplate capacity of 550 megawatts (MWs) and is owned by Portland General Electric. [1]
Klondike Wind farm is located in Sherman County, east of the small agricultural community of Wasco, in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Oregon. It was built in four phases and is owned and operated by Iberdrola. [1] The first phase was built in 2001 [2] and the latest in 2008.
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI, / ˈ ɒ m z iː / OM-zee) is a science and technology museum in Portland, Oregon, United States.It contains three auditoriums, including a large-screen theatre, planetarium, and exhibition halls with a variety of hands-on permanent exhibits focused on natural sciences, industry, and technology, while transient exhibits span a wider range of ...
Shepherds Flat is entirely on private property approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of the city of Arlington between Oregon Route 19 and Oregon Route 74. [3] Construction on the project was expected to employ 400 people to build 90 miles (140 km) of power lines and 85 miles (137 km) of roads on the 30-square-mile (78 km 2) wind farm. [4]
Owyhee Dam (National ID # OR00582) is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Owyhee River in Eastern Oregon near Adrian, Oregon, United States. Completed in 1932 during the Great Depression, the dam generates electricity and provides irrigation water for several irrigation districts in Oregon and neighboring Idaho. At the time of completion, it was ...