COYOTE SPRINGS II
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 287 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Morrow County
- Operator
- AVISTA CORP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2003
- EIA plant ID
- 7931
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 2,326 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 92%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 45.8480, -119.6744
COYOTE SPRINGS II, a 287 MW Natural Gas power plant in Morrow County, Oregon. Operated by AVISTA CORP, commissioned 2003.
How COYOTE SPRINGS II compares
With 287 MW of capacity, COYOTE SPRINGS II ranks 14th among the 130 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Oregon and 6th of the 10 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 7.9% of Oregon's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 468th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2003, it is newer than 60% of the 128 operating Oregon plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Morrow County with 9 other operating plants, including COYOTE SPRINGS and WILLOW CREEK ENERGY CENTER.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 287 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 2,326 GWh in 2024 (a 92% capacity factor), up 26% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is COYOTE SPRINGS (500 kV), about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 500 kV line owned by AVISTA CORP, under 0.1 miles away. Another 21 operating power plants totaling 3,673 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MCNARY (991 MW, Hydro).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
COYOTE SPRINGS II is a 287 MW natural gas power plant in Morrow County, OR, operated by AVISTA CORP, commissioned in 2003. Morrow County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.8 of 5 at the 19th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 96th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Morrow County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.29 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 5.1 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 10.8 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.29 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 9th | 1.3 of 5 | 11.7 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 0th | 1.0 of 5 | 0.09 |
Perils not assessed in Morrow County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Morrow County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.