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18 MW Hydro operating in Douglas, OR — PacifiCorp - West
18 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Conventional Hydroelectric
Technology
1951
Operating Since
Coordinates
43.2940, -122.4728
County
Douglas, OR
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | PacifiCorp | PacifiCorp | — |
| Owner(s) | PacifiCorp | Berkshire Hathaway | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Slide Creek hydroelectric plant is located in Douglas County, Oregon. The plant, which came online in 1951, has a total capacity of 18 MW from a single generator utilizing conventional hydroelectric technology. It is owned by Berkshire Hathaway and operated by PacifiCorp. Slide Creek is ranked 29th out of 63 power plants in Oregon and 509th out of 1464 plants nationally.
Slide Creek operates within the PacifiCorp - West balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. The plant's latest annual generation was 62,803 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 39.8%. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $1,495.6 per kW and a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $10.78 per MWh. The plant's operations and related topics have been covered in 10 news articles, with categories including industry, hazards and grid.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Grid Region
Pacific Northwest
Market
WEIM Participant
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
4.2K MWh
Latest Month
62.8K MWh
Annual Generation
39.8%
Capacity Factor
PacifiCorp · Data from 2015–2025
$10.8/MWh
PPA Price
Annual Capital & Operating Expenses
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
This plant's balancing authority participates in CAISO's Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM). Direct nodal pricing data is not yet available.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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Grid Voltage
115.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility