Facility:

A wind energy facility with a peak generating capacity of 290 megawatts.
 
Location: 

Gilliam County and Morrow County. 
 
Status: 

The facility is operating.
 
Certificate Holder:

South Hurlburt Wind, LLC
 
Contact:
Patricia Pilz
656 San Miguel Way
Sacramento, CA 95819  
 
Department of Energy Staff: Duane Kilsdonk
 
Original site certificate signed: Sept. 11, 2009 
 
Current site certificate: First Amended Site Certificate, March 12, 2010
 
History:

• Sept. 11, 2009: The Council issued the Final Order on Amendment #1 for the Shepherds Flat Wind Farm (SFWF) and approved a site certificate for Shepherds Flat Central.
• Sept. 11, 2009: Effective date of the site certificate.
• Nov. 4, 2009: The certificate holder submitted a Request for Amendment #1.
• Feb. 4, 2010: The Department issued a Proposed Order on Amendment #1.
• March 12, 2010: The Council approved Amendment #1. 
• March 12, 2010: Effective date of the First Amended Site Certificate.
• May 21, 2010: Beginning of construction.
• Dec. 9, 2011: The Council approved amendments to the Habitat Mitigation Plan.
• Aug. 9, 2012: Completion of construction.  

• Final Order on the Application (SFWF), July 2008 [997 kb pdf]
  Attachment A (SFWF), Wildlife Monitoring and Mitigation Plan [110 kb pdf]
  Attachment B (SFWF), Revegetation Plan [53 kb pdf]
  Attachment C (SFWF), Habitat Mitigation Plan [50 kb pdf]
  Attachment D (SFWF), Application Comments and Department Responses [136 kb pdf]
  Attachment E (SFWF), Draft Proposed Order Comments and Department Responses [147 kb pdf] 
• Site Certificate (SFWF), July 2008 [148 kb pdf] 
• Final Order on Amendment #1 (SFWF), September 2009 [706 kb pdf]
  Attachment SFC-A (Wildlife Monitoring and Mitigation Plan) [106 kb pdf]
  Attachment SFC-B (Revegetation Plan) [52 kb pdf]
  Attachment SFC-C (Habitat Mitigation Plan) [51 kb pdf]
  Attachment D (Application Comments and Department Responses) [45 kb pdf]
  Attachment E (Draft Proposed Order Comments and Department Responses) [262 kb pdf]
• Site Certificate, September 2009 [151 kb pdf]
• Final Order on Amendment #1, March 2010 [524 kb pdf]
  Attachment A, Wildlife Monitoring and Mitigation Plan [171 kb pdf] 
  Attachment C, Habitat Mitigation Plan [100 kb pdf]
  Attachment D, Amendment Request Comments and Department Responses [157 kb pdf]
• First Amended Site Certificate, March 2010 [243 kb pdf]
• Amended Habitat Mitigation Plan, December 2011 [55 kb pdf]