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PGE and NextEra to build Oregon wind, solar & storage project

By Michelle Froese | February 14, 2019

Portland General Electric Company (PGE) and NextEra Energy Resources, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, announced plans to construct a new energy facility in Eastern Oregon combining 300 MW of wind with 50 MW of solar generation and 30 MW of battery storage.

With the addition of these new renewable resources, PGE expects to meet about 50% of its customers’ power needs with emissions-free generation.

With the addition of these new renewable resources, PGE expects to meet about 50% of its customers’ power needs with emissions-free generation.

The new project, called the Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility, will be the first of this scale in North America to co-locate and integrate these three technologies, creating an improved zero-emissions resource and accelerating Oregon’s transition to clean energy.

“We’re moving aggressively to integrate smart grid technologies and renewable energy to give customers affordable, clean, low-carbon energy,” said Maria Pope, PGE president and CEO. “Wheatridge will be a model for integrating renewable generation and storage to cost-effectively reduce emissions while maintaining a reliable grid.”

The new facility, combined with PGE’s existing resources, will bring the company’s wind generation portfolio to a nameplate total of more than 1 GW, available from five owned or contracted wind farms in the Northwest – enough power to serve the equivalent of 340,000 homes. The solar farm will be one of the largest in Oregon, while the battery storage facility will be the largest in Oregon and one of the largest in the United States.

“Portland General Electric’s decision to join with NextEra Energy Resources in constructing the Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility provides both a well-earned economic boost to Eastern Oregon and an important step on our country’s needed path to green energy,” said U.S. Senator Ron Wyden. “I am proud to have worked with Morrow County and all the local officials who teamed up in the ‘Oregon Way’ spirit of finding solutions to make sure this homegrown renewable energy project could achieve this milestone.”

With the addition of these new renewable resources, PGE expects to meet about 50% of its customers’ power needs with emissions-free generation.

“We’re pleased to work with Portland General Electric on the Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility, an exciting opportunity to combine wind, solar and energy storage,” said Armando Pimentel, president and CEO of NextEra Energy Resources, the world’s largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and the sun. “This venture will allow PGE’s customers to benefit from more renewable energy over more hours of the day and create substantial economic value for the communities that host this project, many of whom stand to benefit for years to come.”

 

 


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