WLWPCF Cogeneration Facility
Other power plant · Marion County, Oregon
Nameplate capacity
1.2 MW
Rank in Oregon
#292
of 301 plants
In service since
2020
June 2020
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Other Waste Biomass
- Operator
- City of Salem Public Works
- County
- Marion County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in Oregon
- #23 of 24
- EIA plant code
- 64663
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EG075 | Other Waste Biomass | 1.2 MW | 1.1 MW | 2020 | Out of service but expected to return to service in next calendar year |
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
| Sprague Hydro | Hydro | 1.2 MW |
| Timothy Lake Powerhouse | Hydro | 1.2 MW |
| Bend | Hydro | 1.1 MW |
| C-Drop Hydro | Hydro | 1.1 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 1.2 MW solar plant and a 1.2 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