Covanta Marion IncRetired
Marion County, Oregon · EIA plant ID 50630 · Operator: Covanta Marion Inc
×13 MW other retired since 2020 (latest Dec 2024)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Jan 2026
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online—
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
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), primary-fuel 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.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 87.4 | 86.8% | — |
| 2002 | 86.7 | 86.0% | — |
| 2003 | 87.8 | 85.4% | 18,444 |
| 2004 | 92.4 | 91.5% | — |
| 2005 | 92 | 91.3% | — |
| 2006 | 91.6 | 91.0% | — |
| 2007 | 87.5 | 86.8% | — |
| 2008 | 86.2 | 85.3% | 19,543 |
| 2009 | 87.1 | 86.4% | 20,050 |
| 2010 | 87.2 | 86.6% | 20,016 |
| 2011 | 86.8 | 86.1% | 19,737 |
| 2012 | 86 | 85.2% | 20,084 |
| 2013 | 70.9 | 70.4% | — |
| 2014 | 87.8 | 87.1% | 23,669 |
| 2015 | 86.3 | 85.7% | 24,000 |
| 2016 | 83.9 | 83.0% | 24,011 |
| 2017 | 81.1 | 80.5% | 22,202 |
| 2018 | 70.7 | 70.2% | 28,097 |
| 2019 | 66 | 65.5% | — |
| 2020 | 80.6 | 79.7% | 26,059 |
| 2021 | 65 | 64.5% | — |
| 2022 | 66.6 | 66.1% | 26,316 |
| 2023 | 48.8 | 48.4% | 26,201 |
| 2024 | 53 | 52.4% | 26,816 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Municipal Solid Waste | ST | 13.1 | 11.5 | Aug 1986 | Retired Dec 2024 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Covanta Marion Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
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Within 80 km.
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