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John Day

Sherman County, Oregon · EIA plant ID 3082 · Operator: USACE Northwestern Division
HydroConventional HydroelectricBA: BPAT
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Nameplate2,160MWSummer 2,052 MW
Generators16in service
Net generation8,010GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor45%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1968

The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.

Monthly net generation

EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
05001,000GWh2001200320052007200920112013201520172019202120232025

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.
0%20%40%60%2005201020152020202544.6% · 12 mo

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
YearNet GWhCapacity factorHeat rate (Btu/kWh)
20017,097.232.6%—
20028,997.741.3%—
20038,573.139.4%—
20048,331.643.9%—
20058,177.743.2%—
20069,418.849.8%—
20078,928.947.2%—
20088,763.946.2%—
20098,417.544.5%—
20107,655.740.5%—
201111,619.761.4%—
201210,445.955.1%—
20138,89347.0%—
20149,472.850.1%—
20158,679.545.9%—
20169,171.850.7%—
201710,50758.3%—
20189,192.951.0%—
20197,643.842.4%—
20208,459.246.8%—
20217,332.640.8%—
20228,831.549.1%—
20236,793.337.8%—
20246,956.338.6%—
20257,58942.2%—

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 IDTechnologyPrime moverNameplate MWSummer MWOnlineStatusPlanned retirementOEM / model
1Conventional HydroelectricHY135135Aug 1968Operating (Out of service, expected back within the year)—coming soon
10Conventional HydroelectricHY135135Sep 1969Operating (Out of service)—coming soon
11Conventional HydroelectricHY135118Mar 1970Operating—coming soon
12Conventional HydroelectricHY135118May 1970Operating—coming soon
13Conventional HydroelectricHY135135Dec 1970Operating—coming soon
14Conventional HydroelectricHY135118Jan 1971Operating (Out of service, expected back within the year)—coming soon
15Conventional HydroelectricHY135135Oct 1971Operating—coming soon
16Conventional HydroelectricHY135135Dec 1971Operating—coming soon
2Conventional HydroelectricHY135135Sep 1968Operating—coming soon
3Conventional HydroelectricHY135129Nov 1968Operating (Out of service, expected back within the year)—coming soon
4Conventional HydroelectricHY135118Dec 1968Operating—coming soon
5Conventional HydroelectricHY135135Feb 1969Operating—coming soon
6Conventional HydroelectricHY135135Mar 1969Operating—coming soon
7Conventional HydroelectricHY135135Apr 1969Operating—coming soon
8Conventional HydroelectricHY135118Jun 1969Operating (Out of service, expected back within the year)—coming soon
9Conventional HydroelectricHY135118Aug 1969Operating—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 Division100.0%2,160 MW

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Within 80 km.
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