Univ of Oregon Central Power Station
Other power plant · Lane County, Oregon
Nameplate capacity
21 MW
Rank in Oregon
#81
of 303 plants
In service since
2009
September 2009
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- University of Oregon
- County
- Lane County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.11%
- Rank among other plants in Oregon
- #7 of 24
- EIA plant code
- 54950
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 7.5 MW | 7.5 MW | 2012 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| STG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 3.5 MW | 1.5 MW | 2012 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| DG4 | Petroleum Liquids | 3.0 MW | 3.0 MW | 2026 | Operating |
| DG1 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.2 MW | 2.2 MW | 2009 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| DG2 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.2 MW | 2.2 MW | 2009 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| DG3 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.2 MW | 2.2 MW | 2009 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Oregon
| PHP 1 | Hydro | 24 MW |
| Evergreen BioPower LLC | Other | 21 MW |
| Foster | Hydro | 20 MW |
| Seneca Sustainable Energy LLC | Other | 20 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, August 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 21 MW solar plant and a 21 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