WA Wind Farms
WA state has a number of wind farms. With the exception of a few states, only wind farms 200MW and greater are listed. There are a ton of smaller capacity wind farms as well.
Wind drive large turbines that power an generator in the nacelle, which produces electricity. Often the electricity is stored in large battery storage banks (like Tesla Megapacks), which is tied to the grid.
WIND FARM | MW | TURBINES | LOCATION |
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Rattlesnake Flat | 150 | 57 | Adams County |
Hopkins Ridge Wind Project | 149 | 83 | Columbia County |
Marengo I | 156 | 78 | Columbia County |
Tucannon River | 267 | 116 | Columbia County |
Lower Snake River Phase I | 216 | 94 | Garfield County |
Lower Snake River Phase I | 127 | 55 | Garfield County |
Sagebrush | 101 | 48 | Kittitas County |
Wild Horse I | 229 | 127 | Kittitas County |
Big Horn | 200 | 133 | Klickitat County |
Goodnoe Hills | 103 | 47 | Klickitat County |
Harvest Wind Farm | 99 | 43 | Klickitat County |
Juniper Canyon | 151 | 63 | Klickitat County |
White Creek | 205 | 89 | Klickitat County |
Windy Point I | 137 | 62 | Klickitat County |
Windy Point II | 202 | 88 | Klickitat County |
Skookumchuck | 137 | 38 | Lewis County |
Palouse | 104 | 58 | Whitman County |