Horseshoe Bend Wind LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 57550
- Capacity
- 290 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Gilliam, OR
- Operating Since
- 2012
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Caithness Shepherds Flat LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 591,702 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 23.2%
- Balancing Authority
- Bonneville Power Administration
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Horseshoe Bend Wind LLC
OperatingWind
Ranked #4 of 50 Wind plants in OR#128 of 1442 nationally
290 MW Wind operating in Gilliam, OR — Bonneville Power Administration
EIAWD
290 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2012
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
45.5855, -120.0082
County
Gilliam, OR
Nearby Plants
- Willow Creek Energy CenterWind72 MW · 7.6 km
- Montague Wind Power Facility LLCWind200 MW · 9.6 km
- Threemile CanyonWind9.9 MW · 11.6 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Caithness Shepherds Flat LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Caithness Shepherds Flat LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Horseshoe Bend Wind LLC is a 290 MW wind power plant located in Gilliam County, Oregon. The plant began operating in 2012 and is owned and operated by Caithness Shepherds Flat LLC. It utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines. The facility is interconnected to the Bonneville Power Administration balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 85 meters and a rotor diameter of 127 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind, model GE2.75-127. In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 591,702 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 23.2%. Horseshoe Bend Wind is ranked as the 4th largest wind farm out of 17 in the state of Oregon, and 127th out of 734 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Bonneville Power Administration
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
54.7K MWh
Latest Month
591.7K MWh
Annual Generation
23.2%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
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