How We Generate Energy
Everyone should have access to clean energy that is safe, reliable and affordable. Here's how we generate power to make that happen for our customers.
Clean energy – for today and tomorrow
How we generate electricity is key to providing reliable service to Oregonians while advancing toward our clean energy targets. We continue to prioritize adding more renewable power to our system to help us reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2030.
Wondering where we get our energy?
We know you want your energy to be clean — and you also want it to be reliable. To get the balance right, we draw from a diverse mix of energy generation sources that include water, wind, sun and natural gas.
The power of wind
Wind power offers unique benefits, including affordable emissions-free energy. In addition to long-term contracts with third-party wind energy providers, we own or co-own four wind facilities: Biglow Canyon, Tucannon River, the Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility and Clearwater Wind Energy Center.
Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility: Storing renewable energy for a rainy day
The wind and sun don't always cooperate when we want to use renewable energy. That's why we designed the Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility. A first-of-its-scale resource for renewable energy generation and storage, Wheatridge combines wind, and solar power generation, with battery storage in one location, so we can harvest and store renewable energy for use when the sun and wind aren't generating energy.
Energy Imbalance Market
Our participation in the Western Energy Imbalance Market makes it easier to add more renewables to our mix and take advantage of low-cost electricity.
Resource Planning
As our region’s population and industries grow, we continue to look for new, cost-effective and sustainable ways to generate electricity. Our Integrated Resource and Clean Energy plans outline our priorities and actions. Take a look at our 2023 IRP & CEP and help us shape the next one.