Windy Point/Windy Flats Wind Farm

The Windy Point/Windy Flats project, located in Goldendale, Washington, is the largest wind farm in Washington State. The wind farm spans along the Columbia River ridgeline and has a capacity of 500 megawatts.
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 and Phase II.

Location

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