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The Windy Point/Windy Flats project, located in
The Windy Point/Windy Flats project is located in Goldendale, Washington, along the Columbia River some east of
The Maryhill Museum of Art has entered into an agreement with Cannon Power Group to site 15 wind turbines on the eastern end of the museum's in SW Washington State. According to the American Wind Energy Association, this is believed to be the first wind energy project in the United States to generate revenues for a nonprofit museum. The relationship is now positioned to generate more than $100,000 in revenue for the museum each year.
Goldendale, Washington
Goldendale is a city and county seat of Klickitat County, Washington, United States, near the Columbia River Gorge. The population within city limits was 3,760 at the 2000 census and 3,407 at the 2010 census, a 9.4% decrease. It is situated i ...
, is the largest wind farm
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in Washington State. The wind farm spans along the Columbia River ridgeline and has a capacity of 500 megawatts (MW).
Construction of 400 of the 500 MW was completed by the end of 2009. Cannon Power Group, the project developer, constructed the 400 MW in two phases within 18 months—Phase I (137 MW) and Phase II (262 MW).
Location
The Windy Point/Windy Flats project is located in Goldendale, Washington, along the Columbia River some east of Portland, Oregon
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, south of Yakima, Washington
Yakima ( or ) is a city in and the county seat of Yakima County, Washington, and the state's 11th-largest city by population. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 96,968 and a metropolitan population of 256,728. The uninc ...
, and west of the Tri-Cities. The terrain is generally rolling with an elevation of at the airport.
Partners
The Maryhill Museum of Art has entered into an agreement with Cannon Power Group to site 15 wind turbines on the eastern end of the museum's in SW Washington State. According to the American Wind Energy Association, this is believed to be the first wind energy project in the United States to generate revenues for a nonprofit museum. The relationship is now positioned to generate more than $100,000 in revenue for the museum each year.
See also
{{stack, {{Portal, United States, Weather, Renewable energy *List of power stations in Washington
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* Wind power in Washington (state)
* List of wind farms in the United States
This is a list of large wind farms in the United States. Many of the wind farms in the United States are located in the Great Plains.
Onshore wind farms
Listed are wind farms with a generating capacity of at least 150 megawatts (MW) or any ...
Wind farms in Washington (state)