Wheatridge East Wind — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 66560
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Morrow, OR
- Operating Since
- 2025
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Wheatridge East Wind LLC
- Parent Company
- NextEra Energy
- Annual Generation
- 270,057 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 26.1%
- Balancing Authority
- Bonneville Power Administration
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Wheatridge East Wind
OperatingWind
Ranked #9 of 50 Wind plants in OR#320 of 1442 nationally
200 MW Wind operating in Morrow, OR — Bonneville Power Administration
EIAGEM
200 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2025
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
45.5426, -119.3822
County
Morrow, OR
Nearby Plants
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- Sand Ranch Windfarm LLCWind9.9 MW · 13.5 km
- Wagon Trail LLCWind3.3 MW · 13.8 km
Ownership & Operator
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Wheatridge East Wind LLC | NextEra Energy Inc [100%] | — |
| Owner(s) | Wheatridge East Wind LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Wheatridge East Wind is a 200 MW wind power plant located in Morrow County, Oregon. The facility, which began operating in 2025, utilizes onshore wind turbine technology. It is owned by NextEra Energy and operated by Wheatridge East Wind LLC. The plant is interconnected to the Bonneville Power Administration balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
The plant's latest annual generation was 270,057 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 26.1%. Wheatridge East Wind ranks as the 8th largest wind farm in Oregon out of 17, and nationally it ranks 319th out of 734 wind plants. The facility consists of one generator.
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
70.1K MWh
Latest Month
270.1K MWh
Annual Generation
26.1%
Capacity Factor
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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