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Port Westward Generating Project

Applicant/Certificate holder:
Site Description:
The facility is a 650-megawatt natural gas-fired electric generating plant consisting of two units. Unit 1 is a base-load power plant consisting of a combustion turbine generator, one heat recovery steam generator, and one steam turbine. Unit 1 began commercial operation in June 2007. Unit 2 is a non-base-load power plant consisting of 12 reciprocating internal combustion engines. Unit 2 began commercial operation in December 2014.
Status:
Operating. On November 22, 2019, the Council approved Request for Amendment 11 to the Port Westward Generating Project site certificate (RFA11), and authorized the Certificate Holder to construct and operate a 4 to 6 megawatt battery energy storage system within the existing facility site boundary. 
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Location:
Columbia County, 4.5 miles north of Clatskanie. Online Map
Portland General Electric
ODOE contact: Chris Clark
Applicant/Certificate holder contact: Arya Behbehani
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Project Timeline

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Milestone
  
Additional Documents
Display Date
  
06/21/2001
11/05/2001
11/08/2002
11/08/2002
11/12/2002
12/05/2003
12/16/2003
09/24/2004
10/13/2004
01/28/2005
01/31/2005
05/19/2006
07/11/2006
09/29/2006
10/02/2006
03/27/2009
04/14/2009
03/12/2010
03/12/2010
08/19/2011
09/28/2011
03/15/2013
03/21/2013
08/23/2013
08/28/2013
08/29/2019
11/22/2019
11/22/2019
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Exhibit Files Reference

  • Exhibit A: Applicant Information 
  • Exhibit B: Project Description
  • Exhibit C: Property Location and Maps
  • Exhibit D: Organizational Information
  • Exhibit E​: Permits Required
  • Exhibit F: Property Ownership 
  • Exhibit G: Materials Analysis
  • Exhibit H: Geology and Soil Stability 
  • Exhibit I: Soils
  • Exhibit J: Wetlands
  • Exhibit K: Land Use
  • Exhibit L: Protected Areas
  • Exhibit M: Financial Analysis
  • Exhibit N​: Non-generating Facility Information
  • Exhibit O: Water Requirements
  • Exhibit P: Fish Wildlife Habitat 
  • Exhibit Q: Threatened and Endangered Plants and Animals
  • Exhibit R: Scenic Aesthetic Values 
  • Exhibit S: Cultural Resources
  • Exhibit T: Recreational Facilities 
  • Exhibit U: Public Services
  • Exhibit V​: Waste Minimization 
  • Exhibit W: Site Restoration
  • Exhibit X: Noise 
  • Exhibit Y: Carbon Dioxide Emissions 
  • Exhibit Z: Cooling Towers  
  • Exhibit AA: EMFs – Electric and Magnetic Fields
  • Exhibit BB: Other Information
  • Exhibit CC: Additional Statutes Rules Ordinances
  • Exhibit DD​: Other Specific Standards
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