# Benton County, Oregon: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Corvallis, Albany and Philomath Benton County sits inside the data center build-out. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 1 data center in Benton County. Benton County is home to Corvallis, part of Albany (9,225 of its 56,894 residents), Philomath and Adair Village. Unemployment was 4.5% in August 2026, against 3.1% in 2019. 1 MW has retired here since 2019, including Oregon State University Energy Center (natural gas, 1 MW, 2023). Construction employs 1,274, up 0.6% since 2019. 1 data centers on the SAVRN Data Center Map 1 MW of generating capacity retired since 2019 12 MW of operating power plants, mostly other technologies ## Cities and towns in Benton County Benton County is home to Corvallis, part of Albany (9,225 of its 56,894 residents), Philomath and Adair Village. Corvallis61,499 residents Albany9,225 residents · 16% of the city Philomath5,699 residents Adair Village1,010 residents Monroe665 residents - Albany also extends into [Linn County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oregon/linn-county). Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Alpine, Alsea, Bellfountain, Blodgett, Kings Valley, Summit. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Benton County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Oregon | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 93,602 | 97,728 | ▲ 4.4% | 11th of 36 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 38,210 | 38,560 | ▲ 0.9% | 22nd of 36 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $53,364 | $69,821 | ▲ 30.8% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 1,267 | 1,274 | ▲ 0.6% | 17th of 25 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.1% | 4.5% | ▲ 1.4pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 1 MW | | — | Its power plants have 12 MW of capacity, 46% of it other technologies. PacifiCorp is the largest utility serving Benton County, one of 3 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 14.02¢/kWh in 2024, above the 11.02¢ median for Oregon utilities. Employers here counted 38,560 jobs in 2025, up 0.9% from 2019. 97,728 people live here, up 4.4% since 2020. ## Who powers Benton County ### Utilities with service territory in Benton County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | PacifiCorp | Investor Owned | Bundled | 547,235 | 14.02¢ | 47% | | Emerald People's Utility Dist | Political Subdivision | Bundled | 19,968 | 11.05¢ | 24% | | Consumers Power, Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 18,751 | 13.01¢ | 25% | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Other technologies | 6 MW | 46% | | Natural gas | 6 MW | 45% | | Solar | 1 MW | 10% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Coffin Butte | Pacific Northwest Generating Coop | Other technologies | 6 MW | 1995 | | Oregon State University Energy Center | Oregon State University | Natural gas | 6 MW | 2010 | | Oregon University System Rabbit Field | Tesla Inc. | Solar | 1 MW | 2014 | ### Retired since 2019 | Plant | Technology | MW | Year | |---|---|---|---| | Oregon State University Energy Center | Natural gas | 1 MW | 2023 | ## The Benton County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 38,560 | $69,821 | 1.00 | | Construction | 1,274 | $69,399 | 0.62 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Benton County 1 data center in Benton County is on the SAVRN Data Center Map. ## Benton County and its neighbors Of the 4 counties that border Benton County, Lane County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Benton County | 97,728 | ▲ 0.9% | 12 MW | — | 1 | — | | Lane County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oregon/lane-county) | 381,584 | ▼ 0.7% | 284 MW | — | 6 | — | | Lincoln County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oregon/lincoln-county) | 50,636 | ▼ 0.9% | 19 MW | — | — | — | | Linn County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oregon/linn-county) | 132,843 | ▲ 1.1% | 245 MW | — | 1 | — | | Polk County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oregon/polk-county) | 90,037 | ▲ 0.9% | 26 MW | — | — | — | ## More of Oregon [All Oregon countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oregon)[Lane County381,584 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oregon/lane-county)[Linn County132,843 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oregon/linn-county)[Polk County90,037 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oregon/polk-county)[Lincoln County50,636 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oregon/lincoln-county) ## Benton County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Benton County, Oregon? 3 utilities have service territory in Benton County in the EIA-861 2024 report: PacifiCorp, Emerald People's Utility Dist, Consumers Power, Inc. The largest, PacifiCorp, charged residential customers 14.02¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Corvallis, OR in? Corvallis is in Benton County, Oregon. About 61,499 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What power plants are in Benton County? 3 operating plants with 12 MW of capacity. The largest is Coffin Butte (6 MW, other technologies). ### Are there data centers in Benton County? Yes. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 1 data center in Benton County. ### Is Benton County adding jobs? Employers counted 38,560 jobs in 2025 against 38,210 in 2019 (+0.9%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 1,267 to 1,274. ### Does Benton County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Benton County. Oregon has 7 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oregon/benton-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. 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