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ODOE: Energy Facility Siting

Energy Facilities Under EFSC Jurisdiction
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Before a large energy facility is built in Oregon, a developer must apply for a site certificate from the Energy Facility Siting Council. The types of energy facilities subject to council jurisdiction are defined by statute in ORS 469.300 and explained on this page: Types of Facilities Under Council Jurisdiction. Some types of energy facilities that would otherwise need a site certificate are exempt from council jurisdiction.

If a developer receives a site certificate from EFSC, it can begin constructing and operating the facility. Occasionally a developer with a site certificate will apply for an amendment to the site certificate. That amendment process, like the site certificate process, must go through EFSC for approval. The first two sections below include facilities under some type of review. The third section includes facilities with site certificates that may be in pre-construction, construction or operation at this time.
Facilities under review for a Site Certificate
FACILITY NAME
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
300 MW wind energy facility
Union County
500 MW wind energy facility
Gilliam County
298-mile, 500 kV transmission line
Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Baker, Malheur, Owyhee (Idaho) counties
500 MW wind energy facility
Wasco, Sherman counties
122-mile, 500 kV transmission line
Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Morrow counties
500 MW wind energy facility
Morrow County
35 MW biomass facility
Klamath County
412 MW natural gas facility
Umatilla County
500 MW wind energy facility
Gilliam County
399 MW wind energy facility
Gilliam, Morrow counties
​South Dunes Power Plant ​420 MW natural gas facility ​Coos County
653 MW natural gas facility
Multnomah County
​Wheatridge Wind Energy Facility ​500 MW wind energy facility ​Morrow, Umatilla counties
 
Facilities under review for an Amendment to a Site Certificate
 
550 MW coal-fired facility
Morrow County
​Coyote Springs Cogeneration 503 MW natural gas facility ​Morrow County
​Helix Wind Power Facility ​201 MW wind energy facility ​Umatilla County
​Klamath Generation Facility ​542.5 MW natural gas facility ​Klamath County
​Leaning Juniper II Wind Power Project ​201 MW wind energy facility ​Gilliam County
​Montague Wind Power Facility ​404 MW wind energy facility ​Gilliam County
​Port Westward Generating Project ​600 MW natural gas facility ​Columbia County
Facilities with Site Certificates
450 MW wind energy facility
Sherman County
​Boardman Coal Plant ​550 MW coal-fired facility ​Morrow County
​Carty Generating Station ​900 MW natural gas facility ​Morrow, Gilliam counties
35 million gallons per year
Morrow County
503 MW natural gas facility
Morrow County
500 kV transmission line
Lane, Douglas, Jackson counties
Golden Hills Wind Project ​400 MW wind energy facility ​Sherman County
​Helix Wind Power Facility ​201 MW wind energy facility ​Umatilla County
468 MW natural gas facility
Umatilla County
446 MW natural gas facility
Umatilla County
525 MW natural gas facility
Klamath County
​Klamath Generation Facility ​542.5 MW natural gas facility ​Klamath County
95 MW natural gas facility
Klamath County
300 MW wind energy facility
Sherman County
201 MW wind energy facility
Gilliam County
Underground natural gas storage facility
Columbia County
404 MW wind energy facility
Gilliam County
​​Port Westward Generating Project ​600 MW natural gas facility ​Columbia County
290 MW wind energy facility
Gilliam, Morrow counties
265 MW wind energy facility
Gilliam County
290 MW wind energy facility
Gilliam, Morrow counties
80-mile natural gas pipeline
Columbia, Washington counties
61-mile natural gas pipeline
Washington, Clackamas, Marion counties
51.2 MW steam turbine generator
Lane County
222 MW wind energy facility
Umatilla County
200 MW wind energy facility
Wasco County
250 kW research reactor
Multnomah County
1 MW research reactor
Benton County
1,130 MW nuclear reactor
Columbia County
Exempt Facilities
Biodiesel production facility 
Morrow County
Ethanol production facility
Morrow County
Beaver Power Plant

500 MW natural gas facility;
24.8 MW steam generator

 Columbia County
30 MW biomass facility
Jackson County
Ethanol production facility
Columbia County
27 MW cogeneration power plant
Columbia County
Biodiesel production facility
Morrow County
60 MW cogeneration power plant
Malheur County
93 MW natural gas facility
Linn County
141 MW natural gas facility
Columbia County
Ethanol production facility
Morrow County
119 MW natural gas facility
Yamhill County
Ethanol production facility
Malheur County
94 MW cogeneration power plant
Clackamas County
94 MW cogeneration power plant
Linn County
​ZeaChem, Inc. ​Ethanol production facility ​Morrow County