Hopkins Ridge Wind Farm

46°24′07″N 117°48′44″W / 46.40196°N 117.81231°W / 46.40196; -117.81231The Hopkins Ridge Wind Farm is an electricity generating wind farm facility located in Columbia County, Washington, United States. It is owned by Puget Sound Energy and began operations in 2005, built by RES Americas,^[1] a part of the Renewable Energy Systems Group.^[2] After a second phase of construction in 2008, the facility has a generating capacity of 157 megawatts, up from 149 megawatts.^[3]^[4] In the past, the energy output of Hopkins Ridge and Wild Horse Wind Farm (another facility owned by Puget Sound Energy) has been sold to various California utilities through power purchase agreements.^[5]^[6]

References

^ Hopkins Ridge Wind Farm Retrieved 2013-10-04
^ About RES Americas Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-10-04
^ Hopkins Ridge Wind Facility Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-10-04
^ Wind turbines now generating electricity for PSE customers Retrieved 2013-10-04
^ CPUC: ENERGY DIVISION RESOLUTION E-4278
^ CPUC: RPS_Project_Status_Table_2012_Jan_Update Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine