Cougar
Lane County, Oregon · EIA plant ID 3076 · Operator: USACE Northwestern Division
Nameplate26MWSummer 26 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation72GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor32%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1964
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), hydro units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 117.4 | 46.2% | — |
| 2002 | 36.9 | 14.5% | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 86.1 | 37.8% | — |
| 2006 | 101.4 | 44.5% | — |
| 2007 | 121.8 | 53.5% | — |
| 2008 | 169 | 74.0% | — |
| 2009 | 99 | 43.5% | — |
| 2010 | 120.8 | 53.1% | — |
| 2011 | 136.4 | 59.9% | — |
| 2012 | 136.9 | 59.9% | — |
| 2013 | 126.7 | 55.6% | — |
| 2014 | 156.9 | 68.9% | — |
| 2015 | 62.1 | 27.3% | — |
| 2016 | 35.4 | 15.5% | — |
| 2017 | 96.2 | 42.2% | — |
| 2018 | 80.5 | 35.4% | — |
| 2019 | 89 | 39.1% | — |
| 2020 | 113.9 | 49.9% | — |
| 2021 | 80.2 | 35.2% | — |
| 2022 | 76.8 | 33.7% | — |
| 2023 | 47.6 | 20.9% | — |
| 2024 | 66.9 | 29.3% | — |
| 2025 | 72.3 | 31.8% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 13 | 13 | Apr 1964 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 13 | 13 | Mar 1964 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: USACE Northwestern Division. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| USACE Northwestern Division | 100.0% | 26 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Carmen Smith | 114 MW | 23.6 km |
| Falls Creek | 4 MW | 30.8 km |
| Leaburg | retired | 35.7 km |
| Green Peter | 80 MW | 43 km |
| Foster | 20 MW | 46.4 km |
| Lookout Point | 120 MW | 47.2 km |