TransAlta finalizes investment in 136.8 MW Skookumchuck wind project in Washington

TransAlta Corporation has closed its 49 percent equity investment in the Skookumchuck Wind Project with Southern Power Company, a subsidiary of Southern Company. Skookumchuck is a 136.8 MW wind project located in Lewis and Thurston Counties, Washington consisting of 38 Vestas V136 wind turbines.

Skookumchuck began commercial operation on November 7, 2020 and has a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Puget Sound Energy, Inc.