Wind Energy Plants in Oregon & Washington
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Goodnoe East Location: WA Operator: Northwest Wind Partners LLC Configuration: 47 X 2-MW MM92 Operation: 2008 WTG supplier: REPower EPC: enXco Quick facts: Northwest Wind Partners is a joint venture of Ross Management and enXco. Photograph courtesy of
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Klondike Location: OR Operator: PPM Energy Configuration: 66 X 1.5 MW Operation: 2001-2005 WTG supplier: GE Wind Energy Quick facts: The first 24-MW phase of the Klondike plant was bought from developer Northwestern Wind Power for $16.8mn in Jan 2003. All power is sold through a 20yr PPA with Bonneville Power Admin. Photograph courtesy of ScottishPower |
Nine Canyon Location: WA Operator: Energy Northwest Configuration: 61 X 1.3 MW Operation: 2002-2003 WTG supplier: Bonus Quick facts: This plant is southeast of Kennewick, Washington, overlooking the Columbia River. At completion, it was the largest public power wind station in the country. The site is 5,100ac, but only 49ac are actually used for the WTGs. Construction was completed on-time and on-budget for about $70mn. Photograph courtesy of
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Stateline Location: OR, WA Operator: FPL Energy Configuration: 272 X 660-kW V47 Operation: 2001 WTG supplier: Vestas Quick facts: At completion, this was the largest integrated wind farm in the world. The first phase was completed in 10mos. PPM sells the output into the western wholesale power market. Photograph courtesy of
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
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Wild Horse Location: WA Operator: Puget Sound Energy Configuration: 127 X 1.8-MW V80 Operation: 2006 WTG supplier: Vestas EPC: Vestas, Horizon Wind Energy, RES Quick facts: This $380mn wind plant is on 15mi² of remote ridges along Whiskey Dick Mountain at up to 3,600ft elevation. The 130ft blades are on 221ft towers. Renewable Energy Systems was contracted by Horizon to construct the site infrastructure, consisting of roadways, turbine foundations, electrical cabling, substation, and transmission line. On-site mobilization and initial construction began on 17 Oct 2005 and about 35mi of access road were built. The tower sections were built in Vietnam. 8mi of transmission line were built to an existing PSE substation and 26mi of line were upgraded to the the Wanapum switchyard owned by Grant County PUD. The project workforce peaked at about 250. Other contractors included Wilhelm Trucking Co, Barnhart Crane & Rigging, Rock Solutions Inc, Herling Construction Inc, Dressel Enterprises, American Energy Inc, General Electric, Christensen Power Services, and Power Partners. Photograph courtesy of
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Windy Point-1 Location: WA Operator: Windy Point Partners LLC Configuration: 25 X 2-MW MM82 Operation: 2008 WTG supplier: REpower Quick facts: This plant is owned by an affiliate of Cannon Power Corp. The Rock Creek Substation provides transmission access to BPA’s Wautoma-John Day No 1 500kV transmission line. In Dec 2007, Turlock Irrigation Dist executed a Letter of Intent to buy 100 MW from Windy Point and, in Mar 2008, Cannon ordered 72 Siemens 2.3-MW turbines to extend the plant
Photograph courtesy of Power
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Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base
Updated 05/20/10