Biglow Canyon Wind Farm

Biglow Canyon Wind Farm
Part of the Biglow Canyon Wind Farm, with a turbine under construction
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LocationSherman County, Oregon, United States
Coordinates45°38′15″N 120°36′19″W / 45.63750°N 120.60528°W / 45.63750; -120.60528
StatusOperational
Commission date2005
Owner(s)Portland General Electric
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Power generation
Units operational217
Make and modelVestas V82-1.65 MW
Siemens SWT-2.3 MW
Nameplate capacity450 MW
Capacity factor27.1% (average 2012-2018)
Annual net output1,069 GW·h
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Map showing proposed wind farms in Sherman County; Biglow is in pink

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.

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