Klondike Wind farm is located in
Sherman County, east of the small agricultural community of
Wasco, in the north-central part of the
U.S. state
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of
Oregon
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. It was built in four phases and is owned and operated by
Iberdrola
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. The first phase was built in 2001 and the latest in 2008.
The wind farm is currently a test site for some new wind turbines, notably the Mitsubishi MWT92, a 2.4 megawatt turbine with a rotor diameter larger than the wingspan of any production aircraft at 92 meters, manufactured in Japan. During the construction of the last phase, an accident killed one worker and injured another.
Oregon OSHA fined the manufacturer for safety violations.
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Phase I
{{Wind power in the United States
Energy infrastructure completed in 2001
Energy infrastructure completed in 2008
Buildings and structures in Sherman County, Oregon
Wind farms in Oregon
2001 establishments in Oregon