Energy Sources

In addition to long-term contracts with third-party energy providers, we own or co-own four wind energy facilities. Learn more about the power of wind.

• Biglow Canyon Wind Farm - 450 MW - Sherman Co., Oregon

• Tucannon Wind Farm - 267 MW - Dayton, Washington

• Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility - 100 MW - Morrow Co., Oregon*

• Clearwater Wind Energy Center - 208 MW - Miles City, Montana**

* Co-owned with NextEra Energy Resources. PGE purchases an additional 200 MW of wind, plus 50 MW of solar and 30 MW of battery storage from NextEra.

** Co-owned with NextEra Energy Resources. PGE purchases an additional 103 MW of wind from NextEra.

Our solar power comes from large-scale solar projects, third-party suppliers, and even business and residential customers with their own solar installations that feed the grid. Learn how you can offset your electric use with solar power that you generate at home though our net metering program.

We’ve been generating electricity with the power of water since 1889. From helping fish migrate safely in the Clackamas to restoring salmon and steelhead to the Deschutes, we’re committed to keeping Oregon’s rivers healthy and safe.

Our hydro facilities also provide opportunities to enjoy nature in the form of parks, campgrounds and recreation areas.

• Clackamas River: West Side Hydro - Estacada, Oregon

  • Faraday - 46 MW

  • North Fork - 56 MW

  • River Mill - 25 MW

  • Oak Grove - 42 MW

• Willamette River: West Linn, Oregon

  • T.W. Sullivan - 18 MW

• Deschutes River: Pelton Round Butte - Madras, Oregon*

  • Round Butte - 187 MW

  • Pelton - 57 MW

*Co-owned with the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. PGE also purchases the output from the Tribes’ share of the project through a Power Purchase Agreement.

Power generation from the wind and the sun can vary dramatically from hour to hour, day to day. For example, the wind often blows more steadily at night, when less power is required because people are sleeping and businesses are closed. Battery storage helps us gather renewable energy when its available and save it until the moment you need it, improving reliability and reducing the need to purchase power from the open energy market when its most expensive.

In addition to large-scale battery centers, PGE also operates small (5 MW or less) storage projects throughout our service area.

• Constable - 75 MW - Hillsboro, Oregon

• Coffee Creek - 17 MW - Wilsonville, Oregon

Our natural gas-fired power plants provide a steady, efficient and reliable source of energy that we can use during periods of high demand or when solar and wind energy aren’t available. PGE has a partial stake in the Colstrip coal plant, located in Eastern Montana, and plans to exit its ownership no later than the end of 2029, as required by Oregon state law.

We closed our last Oregon-based coal-fired power plant in October 2020, 20 years ahead of schedule, as part of an agreement with stakeholders, customer groups and regulators.

• Natural gas:

  • Beaver - 513 MW - Clatskanie, Oregon

  • Carty - 426 MW - Boardman, Oregon

  • Coyote Springs - 257 MW - Boardman, Oregon

  • Port Westward Unit 1 - 403 MW - Clatskanie, Oregon

  • Port Westward Unit 2 - 219 MW - Clatskanie, Oregon

• Coal:

  • Colstrip - 296 MW - Colstrip, Montana*

*PGE has a 20% ownership stake in the Colstrip plant.