Built on 20,000 acres near Dayton, Washington, the wind farm takes its name from the Tucannon River, a 62-mile-long tributary of the Snake River.
Tucannon River is PGE’s second fully owned and operated large-scale wind project, with 116 turbines and a total installed capacity of 267 megawatts. Given the variability of wind power, the plant is expected to produce an average of 101 megawatts – enough to power the homes of about 84,000 average residential customers.
Tucannon River Wind Farm
Tucannon River Wind Farm
2014 - Present
267 MW
Installed capacity
Dec. 15, 2014 - present
Commercial operation
Dayton, Washington
Location
Tucannon River was built for PGE by general contractor and independent renewable power developer Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. using wind turbines manufactured by Siemens, each with a nameplate generating capacity of 2.3 megawatts.
Power generated at Tucannon River will be brought to PGE customers via a new interconnection at Central Ferry Substation constructed by the Bonneville Power Administration.
The plant was completed on time and on budget under fixed-price contracts, with final construction costs expected to be approximately $500 million, excluding allowance for funds used during construction.
Since 2007, PGE has been a regional leader in wind generation – one of Oregon’s newest forms of power production. Wind power, solar power and battery storage offer unique benefits, including affordable emissions-free energy.
Biglow Wind Farm was PGE’s first wind farm, completed in 2010. It has a total installed capacity of 450 MW. Given the variability of wind power, the plant produces an average of around 150 MW — enough to power the homes of about 125,000 average residential customers.
PGE broke ground on the project in February 2007, with the first 10 turbines being energized in October 2007, producing electricity at the location for the first time. The first phase of the development concluded in December 2007, with all 76 turbines becoming operational; each turbine is about 262 feet high.
Phases 2 and 3 erected 65 turbines and 76 turbines, respectively. Phase 2 was completed in August 2009, and Phase 3 was completed in September 2010. Overall, all three phases of the project included 217 total turbines.
450 MW
Net capacity
Oct. 15, 2007 - present
Commercial operation
Wasco County
Location
Biglow Canyon Wind Farm
Power of Wind Generation
2007 - Present
Built on 20,000 acres near Dayton, Wash., the wind farm takes its name from the Tucannon River, a 62-mile-long tributary of the Snake River.
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