The Hopkins Ridge Wind Farm is an electricity generating
wind farm facility located in
Columbia County, Washington,
United States. It is owned by
Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is an energy utility company based in the U.S. state of Washington that provides electrical power and natural gas to the Puget Sound region. The utility serves electricity to more than 1.1 million customers in Island, Ki ...
and began operations in 2005, built by RES Americas, a part of the
Renewable Energy Systems Group. After a second phase of construction in 2008, the facility has a generating capacity of 157
megawatts, up from 149 megawatts. In the past, the energy output of Hopkins Ridge and
Wild Horse Wind Farm (another facility owned by Puget Sound Energy) has been sold to various California utilities through
power purchase agreements
A power purchase agreement (PPA), or electricity power agreement, is a contract between two parties, one which generates electricity (the seller) and one which is looking to purchase electricity (the buyer). The PPA defines all of the commercial te ...
.
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See also
* List of wind farms in the United States
* Wind power in Washington
References
{{Wind power in the United States
Buildings and structures in Columbia County, Washington
Wind farms in Washington (state)
Energy infrastructure completed in 2005