The Windy Point/Windy Flats project, located in Goldendale, Washington, is the largest wind farm in Washington State. The 90 sqmi wind farm spans 26 mi along the Columbia River ridgeline and has a capacity of 500 megawatts (MW). Construction of 400 of the 500 MW was completed by the end of 2009. Cannon Power Group, the project developer, constructed the 400 MW in two phases within 18 months—Phase I (137 MW) and Phase II (262 MW).

Location

The Windy Point/Windy Flats project is located in Goldendale, Washington, along the Columbia River some 100 mi east of Portland, Oregon, 70 mi south of Yakima, Washington, and 100 mi west of the Tri-Cities. The terrain is generally rolling with an elevation of 1620 ft at the airport.

Partners

The Maryhill Museum of Art has entered into an agreement with Cannon Power Group to site 15 wind turbines on the eastern end of the museum's 5300 acre in SW Washington State. According to the American Wind Energy Association, this is believed to be the first wind energy project in the United States to generate revenues for a nonprofit museum. The relationship is now positioned to generate more than $100,000 in revenue for the museum each year.