Southern Power commissions 136.8 MW Skookumchuck wind project in Lewis and Thurston Counties

Subscribe to our newsletter and get the latest news and business opportunities in your inbox

Southern Power has commissioned the 136 megawatt (MW) Skookumchuck Wind Facility in Lewis and Thurston Counties, Washington.

Skookumchuck Wind Facility consists of 38 wind turbines manufactured by Vestas. The electricity and associated renewable energy credits generated by the facility will be sold under a 20-year power purchase agreement with Puget Sound Energy, which will utilize the resource to meet the electricity demand of their Green Direct program customers. Southern Power is the majority owner, and TransAlta Corporation holds a minority ownership position.

List of the country updates

Country updates

  • December 14, 2020

    South Dakota approves 128 MW Wild Springs Solar Project in Pennington County

    Geronimo Energy and Basin Electric Power Cooperative have executed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the 128 MW Wild Springs Solar Project. Wild Springs is a clean solar energy project located in...

    Read more
  • December 10, 2020

    Clearway Energy acquires 35% stake in 290 MW solar project in USA

    Clearway Energy, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a 35% interest in the Agua Caliente solar project. Agua Caliente is a 290 MW utility-scale solar project located in&nbs...

    Read more
  • December 09, 2020

    383 MW solar project in USA reaches financial close

    Capital Dynamics, an independent global private asset management firm announced that it's Clean Energy Infrastructure (CEI) business has achieved financial close on a 383 megawatt (MWdc) solar photovo...

    Read more
  • December 09, 2020

    sPower starts commercial operation of 75 MW Pleinmont I solar PV project in Spotsylvania

    sPower has achieved commercial operation on the 75 MW Pleinmont I solar PV project in Spotsylvania, Virginia. The project, completed in late September, is part of a power purchase agreement (PPA) wit...

    Read more
  • December 08, 2020

    GE Renewable Energy to supply turbine for Vineyard Wind project

    Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), has selected GE (General Electric) as its preferred supplier of wind turbine generators for its...

    Read more

Share this update