Carmen Smith — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 3067
- Capacity
- 114.3 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Linn, OR
- Operating Since
- 1963
- Generators
- 3
- Operator
- Eugene Water & Electric Board
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 223,304 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 22.3%
- Balancing Authority
- Bonneville Power Administration
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Carmen Smith
OperatingHydro
Ranked #9 of 63 Hydro plants in OR#165 of 1454 nationally
114.3 MW Hydro operating in Linn, OR — Bonneville Power Administration
EIAGEMWD
114.3 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Conventional Hydroelectric
Technology
1963
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
44.2860, -122.0414
County
Linn, OR
Nearby Plants
- CougarHydro26 MW · 23.6 km
- Falls CreekHydro4.1 MW · 27.5 km
Ownership & Operator
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Eugene Water & Electric Board | Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) [100%] | — |
| Owner(s) | Eugene Water & Electric Board | Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
The Carmen Smith Hydroelectric Project, located in Linn County, Oregon, has a total capacity of 114.3 MW. The plant began operating in 1963 and consists of three generators utilizing conventional hydroelectric technology. It is owned and operated by the Eugene Water & Electric Board. The primary fuel source is water (WAT).
Carmen Smith's latest annual generation was 223,304 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 22.3%. The plant operates within the Bonneville Power Administration balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. In terms of size, Carmen Smith ranks 9th out of 11 hydroelectric plants in Oregon, and 165th out of 194 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Bonneville Power Administration
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
26.2K MWh
Latest Month
223.3K MWh
Annual Generation
22.3%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
Market Position
LMP Node
CAR_1_CARMEN_S_PLANT-APND
Pricing Hub
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News & Articles (10)Beta
Industry·corporate
EWEB Board chooses Bonneville Power Administration leader as new general manager
The Eugene Water & Electric Board has hired the current leader of the Bonneville Power Administration as its new general manager.
EWEB (other)Bonneville Power Administration (other)
NPR for Oregonians·4 weeks ago
Regulatory·ferc order
Judge dismisses fish passage lawsuit against EWEB for Carmen Smith project
Environmentalists who sued EWEB over lack of fish passage for upper McKenzie River said ruling "not the end of efforts."
EWEB (other)
The Register-Guard·7 months ago
Regulatory·ferc order
Judge mulls decision in ‘complicated’ fish passage lawsuit
After a long day of oral arguments between conservation groups and EWEB over fish passage at one of the utility's hydroelectric projects, a federal judge is...
EWEB (other)
Lookout Eugene-Springfield·8 months ago
Regulatory·ferc order
Law and Water
Environmental advocates allege in a lawsuit that the Eugene Water and Electric Board failed to implement legally required fish passage measures.
Eugene Water and Electric Board (other)
Eugene Weekly·9 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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