Nine Canyon is a 95.9MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Washington, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in September 2002.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Onshore | 95.9 | 95.9 | – | Active | Washington, the US | Energy Northwest |
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Description
The project is developed and owned by Energy Northwest. The company has a stake of 100%.
The project generates 246,800MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 22,436 households. The project cost is $80m.
Development Status
The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in September 2002.
Power Purchase Agreement
PacifiCorp and Public Utility District No 1 of Douglas County are the power offtakers from the project.
Contractors Involved
Renewable Energy Systems Americas was selected to render EPC services for the wind power project.
Nine Canyon (Nine Canyon 1) is equipped with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy B62/1300 turbines. The phase consists of 37 turbines with 1.3MW nameplate capacity.
Nine Canyon (Nine Canyon 2) is equipped with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy B62/1300 turbines. The phase consists of 12 turbines with 1.3MW nameplate capacity.
Nine Canyon (Nine Canyon 3) is equipped with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SWT-2.3-93 turbines. The phase consists of 14 turbines with 2.3MW nameplate capacity.
About Energy Northwest
Energy Northwest (EN) is an energy company that provides power generation and other related energy services. The company develops new power generation facilities and provides operations and maintenance services for generating facilities owned by other utilities. It provides projects such as Columbia Generating Station, Packwood Lake Hydroelectric Project, Nine Canyon Wind Project, White Bluffs Solar Station, Small Modular Reactors, and others. EN’s Nine Canyon Wind Project is located in south-central Washington. The company’s Packwood Lake Hydroelectric Project is located five miles east of Packwood, Washington and includes generator turbines to produce electricity. EN is headquartered in Richland, Washington, the US.
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