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Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility I

Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility I (WREF I) is a 100 megawatt (MW) wind energy generation facility located within a 3,100 acre (4.8 square mile) site boundary. The facility consists of 40 wind turbines and related or supporting facilities with a maximum blade tip height of 476 feet.

Operating. The facility commenced commercial operation on December 7, 2020.​

​WREF I is located approximately 7 miles north​east of Heppner in Morrow County. ​ PDF Map I Online Map​​

Applicant/Certificate holder: Portland General Electric Company
ODOE contact: Brett Farman
Applicant/Certificate holder contact: Arya Behbehani
On May 22, 2020, the Energy Facility Siting Council approved Request for Amendment 5 of the Wheatridge Wind Energy Facility, which authorized allocation of previously approved facility components into two original site certificates for the Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility I and the Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility II. The documentation for the original project can be found on the  Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility webpage.

Click here to view a diagram of the Site Certificate history.

Project Timeline

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<div style='text-align:left !important'><a href='/energy/facilities/Facilities%20library/2020-04-16-WRW-RFA5.pdf'>Request for Amendment 5</a></div>
04/16/2020/energy/facilities/Facilities%20library/2020-04-16-WRW-RFA5.pdfRequest for Amendment 5Request for Amendment 5
<div style='text-align:left !important'><a href='/energy/facilities/Facilities%20library/2020-05-22-WRW-RFA5-WREFI-Site-Certificate.pdf'>WREF-I Site Certificate</a></div>
05/22/2020/energy/facilities/Facilities%20library/2020-05-22-WRW-RFA5-WREFI-Site-Certificate.pdfWREF-I Site CertificateWREF-I Site Certificate
<div style='text-align:left !important'><a href='/energy/facilities/Facilities%20library/2020-05-22-WRW-RFA5-FO.pdf'>Final Order on Amendment 5</a></div>
05/22/2020/energy/facilities/Facilities%20library/2020-05-22-WRW-RFA5-FO.pdfFinal Order on Amendment 5Final Order on Amendment 5
<div style='text-align:left !important'><a href='/energy/facilities/Facilities%20library/2020-06-10-WREFI-AMD1-Request-for-Transfer.pdf'>Request for Amendment 1 to Transfer</a></div>
06/10/2020/energy/facilities/Facilities%20library/2020-06-10-WREFI-AMD1-Request-for-Transfer.pdfRequest for Amendment 1 to TransferRequest for Amendment 1 to Transfer
<div style='text-align:left !important'><a href='/energy/facilities/Facilities%20library/2020-08-21-WREFI-AMD1-Final-Order-on-Amendment-1.pdf'>Final Order on Amendment 1 to Transfer</a></div>
08/21/2020/energy/facilities/Facilities%20library/2020-08-21-WREFI-AMD1-Final-Order-on-Amendment-1.pdfFinal Order on Amendment 1 to TransferFinal Order on Amendment 1 to Transfer
<div style='text-align:left !important'><a href='/energy/facilities/Facilities%20library/2020-10-22-23-WREFI-Amended-WMMP.pdf'>Amended Wildlife Monitoring and Mitigation Plan</a></div>
10/23/2020/energy/facilities/Facilities%20library/2020-10-22-23-WREFI-Amended-WMMP.pdfAmended Wildlife Monitoring and Mitigation PlanAmended Wildlife Monitoring and Mitigation Plan
<div style='text-align:left !important'><a href='/energy/facilities/Facilities%20library/2020-12-07-WREFI-Site-Certificate-on-Amendment%201.pdf'>Site Certificate on Amendment 1</a></div>
12/07/2020/energy/facilities/Facilities%20library/2020-12-07-WREFI-Site-Certificate-on-Amendment%201.pdfSite Certificate on Amendment 1Site Certificate on Amendment 1



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