Golden Hill Wind — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 63710
- Capacity
- 201.3 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Sherman, OR
- Operating Since
- 2022
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Avangrid Power LLC
- Parent Company
- Avangrid
- Annual Generation
- 610,921 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 34.5%
- Balancing Authority
- Avangrid Renewables LLC
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Golden Hill Wind
OperatingWind
Ranked #7 of 50 Wind plants in OR#282 of 1442 nationally
201.3 MW Wind operating in Sherman, OR — Avangrid Renewables LLC
EIAGEMWD
201.3 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2022
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
45.5295, -120.6942
County
Sherman, OR
Nearby Plants
- Klondike Windpower IIWind75 MW · 9.1 km
- Hay Canyon Wind Power LLCWind100.8 MW · 9.4 km
- WyEast SolarSolar10 MW · 10.0 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Avangrid Power LLC | Avangrid Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Avangrid Power LLC | Avangrid | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Golden Hill Wind is a 201.3 MW wind power plant located in Sherman County, Oregon. The facility began operating in 2022 and is owned and operated by Avangrid Power LLC, a subsidiary of Avangrid. It ranks as the 6th largest wind farm in Oregon (out of 17) and 277th nationally (out of 734). The plant consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The balancing authority is Avangrid Renewables LLC, and the plant operates 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 116 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind, model GE2.5-116. In its most recent year of operation, Golden Hill Wind generated 610,921 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 34.5%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Avangrid Renewables LLC
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
52.2K MWh
Latest Month
610.9K MWh
Annual Generation
34.5%
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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