Power plants planned and retiring in Oregon
Oregon plans 7,776 MW, 42% of its 18,483 MW in service (3rd of 51). 471 MW is being built or tested; solar leads at 4,536 MW.
Oregon: planned against running
Oregon planned, by fuel
- Solar 4,536 MW (58%)
- Storage 2,940 MW (38%)
- Wind 300 MW (4%)
Oregon operating, by fuel
- Solar 1,463 MW (8%)
- Storage 523 MW (3%)
- Wind 4,170 MW (23%)
- Natural gas 3,757 MW (20%)
- Hydro 8,285 MW (45%)
- Oil 10 MW (0%)
- Other 275 MW (1%)
When Oregon capacity arrives and leaves
MW due online and retiring in Oregon, 2026 to 2031: 6 rows
| Year | Oregon planned MW | Oregon retiring MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | No data |
| 2027 | 3919 | 3 |
| 2028 | 544 | No data |
| 2029 | 2494 | No data |
| 2030 | No data | 4 |
| 2031 | 800 | No data |
6 rows from EIA-860M.
CSVOregon projects dated after 2035 or without a year: 0 MW.
Where the Oregon projects are
Oregon: 11 counties shaded, darker for more planned MW.
Filter Oregon planned projects
Filter the 26 planned project lines in Oregon.
7,776 MW across 26 project lines, 42% of the 18,483 MW operating in Oregon.
- Sunstone Solar, Morrow: 1,200 MW storage, online 2027
- Sunstone Solar, Morrow: 1,200 MW solar, online 2027
- Deschutes Solar and BESS, Wasco: 1,000 MW solar, online 2029
- Deschutes Solar and BESS, Wasco: 1,000 MW storage, online 2029
- Cedar Island Solar LLC, Sherman: 800 MW solar, online 2031
What the Oregon numbers say
Oregon runs 18,483 MW today. The planned list would add 7,776 MW (42%) while 7 MW (0%) of operating units carry a retirement date. Through 2035, Oregon has 7,776 MW due online and 7 MW due to retire there.
Oregon planned mix: 100% solar, storage and wind, 0% natural gas. Oregon stages: 471 MW under construction or in testing, 159 MW permits received, not started, 6,546 MW permits pending, 600 MW early planning, no approvals started. Oregon retired 166 MW from 2021 to 2026 and has 2,686 MW on the canceled or postponed list.
Oregon capacity by fuel and status
| Oregon fuel | Operating MW | Planned MW | Retiring MW | Retired MW | Canceled in Oregon, MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar | 1,463 | 4,536 | – | – | 70 |
| Storage | 523 | 2,940 | – | 5 | 20 |
| Wind | 4,170 | 300 | – | – | 596 |
| Natural gas | 3,757 | – | – | 15 | 1,974 |
| Hydro | 8,285 | – | 4 | 106 | 2 |
| Oil | 10 | – | – | – | – |
| Other | 275 | – | 3 | 40 | 24 |
| All fuels | 18,483 | 7,776 | 7 | 166 | 2,686 |
Oregon counties with the most planned capacity
| Oregon county | Planned, MW | Generators | Largest fuel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morrow County | 2,765 | 6 | Solar |
| Wasco County | 2,103 | 3 | Solar |
| Sherman County | 1,050 | 3 | Solar |
| Umatilla County | 604 | 4 | Solar |
| Jefferson County | 494 | 2 | Solar |
| Lake County | 400 | 1 | Solar |
| Washington County | 200 | 1 | Storage |
| Gilliam County | 82 | 2 | Solar |
| Crook County | 74 | 2 | Solar |
| Douglas County | 2 | 1 | Solar |
Largest planned projects in Oregon
| Oregon plant | County | Fuel | Stage | Due | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunstone Solar | Morrow | Storage | Permits pending | 2027 | 1,200 |
| Sunstone Solar | Morrow | Solar | Permits pending | 2027 | 1,200 |
| Deschutes Solar and BESS | Wasco | Solar | Permits pending | 2029 | 1,000 |
| Deschutes Solar and BESS | Wasco | Storage | Permits pending | 2029 | 1,000 |
| Cedar Island Solar LLC | Sherman | Solar | Permits pending | 2031 | 800 |
| Obsidian Solar Center | Lake | Solar | Permits pending | 2028 | 400 |
| Nolin Hills | Umatilla | Wind | Early planning, no approvals started | 2027 | 300 |
| Nolin Hills | Umatilla | Solar | Early planning, no approvals started | 2027 | 300 |
| Salmonfly Solar and Storage | Jefferson | Solar | Permits pending | 2029 | 247 |
| Salmonfly Solar and Storage | Jefferson | Storage | Permits pending | 2029 | 247 |
Oregon against its neighbors
Oregon: planned MW equal 42% of operating. Bordering states: California plans 19% of what it runs (23 points below Oregon); Idaho plans 15% of what it runs (27 points below Oregon); Nevada plans 37% of what it runs (5 points below Oregon); Washington plans 12% of what it runs (30 points below Oregon).
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Sources
EIA-860M inventory for Oregon: 505 operating generators, 26 planned lines, edition August 2026, retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Sources for {e(sn)}.
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Questions
Oregon: how much new power plant capacity is planned?
7,776 MW, 42% of the 18,483 MW Oregon runs. 471 MW is being built or tested in Oregon.
Oregon: what kind of power plants are planned?
Solar leads Oregon with 4,536 of 7,776 planned MW.
Oregon: which power plants are retiring?
7 MW of Oregon units have a retirement date, of which 0 MW is coal and 0 MW natural gas.
Will Oregon get all the planned plants?
Not necessarily. Oregon has 2,686 MW canceled or postponed, and 166 MW (hydro the largest group) retired from 2021 to 2026.