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The Wild Horse Wind Farm
Renewable Energy Center
25901 Vantage Highway
Ellensburg, WA 98926
509.964.7810
The Wild Horse Wind Farm provides approximately 230 megawatts (MW) of affordable, pollution-free electricity to the Northwest, which is equal to the annual energy requirements of 69,000 homes.
The turbines are placed on the high open ridge tops of Whiskey Dick Mountain, which was chosen for its energetic wind resource, remote location, and access to nearby power transmission lines. The towers are 221 feet tall, and the diameter of each rotor is 264 feet, larger than the wingspan of a Boeing 747. The turbines can begin producing electricity with wind speeds as low as 9 mph and reach full production at 31 mph. They shut down at sustained wind speeds of 56 mph.
The Wind farm is located 15 miles west of Ellensburg, WA.
Here is a cool Flickr Slide Show on the Wild Horse Wind Farm
and another by Steve Bisig
Some Questions and answers from the Puget Sound Energy Site:
How many wind turbines will be built?
Wild Horse will consist of approximately 130 wind turbines. The final number of turbines and
rated output will be finalized during the public permitting process.
How big are the wind turbines?
The wind turbines will be approximately 350 feet tall from base to tip.
How much land will be impacted by the Wild Horse Project?
The project’s footprint is approximately 165 acres spread across the 8,600-acre site.
You can visit the wind farm as part of the Greenway Days Challenge. Do it.
Tags: wild+horse, wind+farms, ellensburg
