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72 MW Wind operating in Morrow, OR — Bonneville Power Administration
72 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2009
Operating Since
Coordinates
45.6530, -119.9942
County
Morrow, OR
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Invenergy Services LLC | Invenergy | — |
| Owner(s) | Invenergy Services LLC | Invenergy LLC | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Willow Creek Energy Center is a 72 MW wind power plant located in Morrow County, Oregon. The facility began operating in 2009 and is owned and operated by Invenergy Services LLC. The plant utilizes a single generator consisting of multiple onshore wind turbines. It ranks as the 21st largest of 49 wind plants in Oregon, and 853rd nationally out of 1424 wind plants.
The plant uses GE Wind GE1.5-77 wind turbines with a rotor diameter of 77 meters and a hub height of 80 meters. In the most recent year of reported data, Willow Creek Energy Center generated 168,658 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 26.7%. The plant is located within the Bonneville Power Administration balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Grid Region
Pacific Northwest
Market
WEIM Participant
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
6.9K MWh
Latest Month
168.7K MWh
Annual Generation
26.7%
Capacity Factor
2013
$1,895/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $136.5M
This plant's balancing authority participates in CAISO's Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM). Direct nodal pricing data is not yet available.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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Grid Voltage
115.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP