Oregon State University Energy Center
Natural gas power plant · Benton County, Oregon
Nameplate capacity
5.5 MW
Rank in Oregon
#165
of 301 plants
In service since
2010
June 2010
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Oregon State University
- County
- Benton County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Oregon
- #12 of 12
- EIA plant code
- 57653
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTG | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 5.5 MW | 5.2 MW | 2010 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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| Coffin Butte | Other | 5.6 MW |
| NorWest Energy 4, LLC | Solar | 5.6 MW |
| Siphon Power Project | Hydro | 5.4 MW |
| Butter Creek Power LLC | Wind | 5.0 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 5.5 MW solar plant and a 5.5 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Oregon power plants · What Oregon actually generates