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Beaver

Beaver is a 611 MW operating gas power plant in Columbia County, Oregon, operated by Portland General Electric Co.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingAug 1974 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
7Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle176 MW OperatingNov 1977
1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle68 MW OperatingAug 1974
2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle68 MW OperatingAug 1974
3Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle68 MW OperatingAug 1974
4Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle68 MW OperatingAug 1974
5Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle68 MW OperatingAug 1974
6Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle68 MW OperatingAug 1974
8Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine25 MW OperatingAug 2001

Plant details

Operator
Portland General Electric Co
Location
Columbia County, Oregon
Balancing authority
PGE
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 611 MW
First unit online
Aug 1974
EIA plant ID
8073

Location

46.1724, -123.1739

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem