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Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility East (Facility) is an approved, but not-yet-constructed, 200-megawatt (MW) wind energy generation facility. The Facility is approved to include up to 66 wind turbines, up to 32 miles of two overhead, parallel 230 kV transmission lines, and other related or supporting facilities to be located within an approximately 4,582-acre site boundary in Umatilla and Morrow Counties. | Approved/Under Review.
On January 30, 2024, the Oregon Department of Energy received Request for Amendment 1 (RFA1) to the Site Certificate for Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility East. In RFA1, the certificate holder requests Council approval to: - Expand the site boundary by approximately 74,403 acres, to 78,985 acres.
- Expand the micrositing corridors by approximately 10,058 acres, to 14,640 acres.
- Construct up to 41 additional turbines for a total of up to 107 turbines with a combined generating capacity of up to 300 MW.
- Modify the design of the 34.5 kV electrical collection system to consist of approximately 95 miles of underground line.
- Expand the maximum capacity of the Battery Energy Storage System by 10 MW, for a total of 30 MW.
- Realign previously approved 230-kV overhead transmission line within a new corridor.
- Construct up to 56 miles of additional new access roads, for a total of 76 miles.
- Construct one additional project substation to accommodate new generating capacity.
- Add a new temporary construction yard with up to 60 acres of temporary disturbance area.
- Extend the construction completion deadline by 3 years, from May 24, 2023, to May 24, 2026.
- Revise site certificate conditions.
On February 29, 2024, the Department issued the Draft Proposed Order on RFA1 and on the same date issued the Public Notice of the Request for commentson the DPO and RFA1. The DPO recommends approval of RFA1 subject to existing, amended, and new site certificate conditions. The public comment period is from February 29 through April 4, 2024 on RFA1 and the DPO, see details below and in the Public Notice of the DPO and RFA1 on the Timeline below.
Public Comment Period: February 29 - April 4, 2024. In Person & Remote Public Hearing Information: Date: March 21, 2024
Start Time: 6:00 p.m. PDT
Location: Oxford Suites (Oxford Room)
1050 N. First Street
Hermiston, Oregon
Webinar link: https://odoe.webex.com/odoe/j.php?MTID=m47f389eaf7e1da51f6ce7381baf47d3b
Webinar Number: 2345 105 5173
Webinar Password: EFSC (3372 from phones and video systems)
Teleconference: +1-408-418-9388 United States Toll
Teleconference Access code: 2345 105 5173
| WREFE facility components would be located in Umatilla and Morrow counties. WREFE is located approximately 16 miles northeast of Heppner. PDF Map I Online Map
| | Applicant/Certificate holder:
Wheatridge East Wind LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources LLC. | | ODOE contact:
Christopher Clark | | Applicant/Certificate holder contact:
David Lawlor | |
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On November 19, 2020, the Energy Facility Siting Council approved Request for Amendment 1 of the Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility II site certificate, which authorized allocation of previously approved facility components into an amended and two original site certificates for Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility II, Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility III and Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility East, respectively. The documentation for the original project can be found on the Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility II webpage.
- Click here to view a diagram of the Site Certificate history.