Port Westward Plant serves more than 300,000 homes.

Video: Watch the plant get built in 51 seconds. Windows Media Player

PGE’s natural gas-fired power plant in Columbia County went online June 2007. A key part of PGE’s diverse mix of generating resources, it produces enough energy to serve about 300,000 homes. About 17 workers operate the plant.

Powered by a state-of-the-art Mitsubishi G-class combustion turbine, the 400-megawatt Port Westward Generating Plant is one of the most efficient combined-cycle natural gas-fired generating plants in the world.

Port Westward emission levels for nitrous oxide and carbon monoxide are below the strict requirements of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.

Thanks in part to fixed-bid construction contracts, Port Westward was completed on budget. It is owned and operated by PGE. Check out photos of the plant.