Golden Hills Wind Project is a electricity generating wind farm facility in Sherman County, Oregon.[1] The original plan in 2009 by BP Alternative Energy was to generate a peak of 400 megawatts, with an average of 133 MW of wind power across 200,000 acres (81,000 ha) using up to 267 wind turbines.[2][3] A new plan with 51 turbines generating 200 MW was expected to begin construction in 2021.[4] It began operation in 2022.[5]
| Golden Hills Wind Project | |
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Sherman County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 45°35′21″N 120°44′12″W / 45.58917°N 120.73667°W |
| Status | Commissioned 2022 |
| Owner(s) | BP Alternative Energy |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 41 x 4.3 MW Vestas V150 10 x 2.5 MW GE 116 |
| Nameplate capacity | 200 megawatts |
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References edit
- ^ "State of Oregon: Oregon Department of Energy - Welcome to the Oregon Department of Energy's Website".
- ^ "State of Oregon: Oregon Department of Energy - Welcome to the Oregon Department of Energy's Website" (PDF).
- ^ "ENERGY FACILITY SITING COUNCIL DRAFT PROPOSED ORDER" (PDF). p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ "Golden Hills Wind Project finally kicking off • The Times-Journal in Condon, Oregon". The Times-Journal in Condon, Oregon. 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- ^ "200-MW Golden Hills wind farm powering Oregon utility". Windpower Engineering & Development. Retrieved 2023-02-23.