McFadden Ridge

OperatingWindGEM: retired

Ranked #28 of 31 Wind plants in WY#1008 of 1444 nationally

35.2 MW Wind operating in Albany, WY — PacifiCorp - East

EIAGEMWD

35.2 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2009

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

41.7244, -105.9906

County

Albany, WY

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Status

as of 16y 7m ago

Project statusOperationalRecharge News · 2009-10-13

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	PacifiCorp	PacifiCorp	—
Owner(s)	PacifiCorp	Berkshire Hathaway	—
Status	Operating	retired	—

Ownership Chain

CompanyPacifiCorpU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (.gov) · 2023-06-14

About

McFadden Ridge is a 35.2 MW wind power plant located in Albany County, Wyoming. The plant began operating in 2009 and is owned by Berkshire Hathaway and operated by PacifiCorp. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The plant's turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 91 meters, and were manufactured by GE Wind, model GE1.85-91.

McFadden Ridge operates within the PacifiCorp - East balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 84,133 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 27.2%. The installed cost of the plant was $1,999.95 per kW, according to FERC data. The plant has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $10.78 per MWh. McFadden Ridge is ranked 31st out of 34 wind plants in Wyoming and 994th out of 1424 nationally.

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