Biglow Canyon Wind Farm | |
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Location | Sherman County, Oregon, United States |
Coordinates | 45°38′15″N 120°36′19″W / 45.63750°N 120.60528°W |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 2005 |
Owner | Portland General Electric |
Wind farm | |
Type | Onshore |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 217 |
Make and model | Vestas V82-1.65 MW Siemens SWT-2.3 MW |
Nameplate capacity | 450 MW |
Capacity factor | 27.1% (average 2012-2018) |
Annual net output | 1,069 GW·h |
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Commons | Related media on Commons |
Biglow Canyon Wind Farm is an electricity generating wind farm facility in Sherman County, Oregon, United States. It is owned by Portland, Oregon-based Portland General Electric and began operations in 2007. With the completion of phase 3 of the project it has a generating capacity of 450 megawatts. It is located roughly five miles (8 km) northeast of Wasco, Oregon,[1] and about ten miles (16 km) southeast of Rufus, Oregon. Biglow Canyon Wind Farm covers 25,000 acres (10,000 ha) in the Columbia River Gorge.