Search
Search plants, projects, owners, and states
Search plants, projects, owners, and states
280 MW Batteries (30 MW) + Onshore Wind Turbine (200 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (50 MW) operating in Morrow, OR — Bonneville Power Administration
280 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Hybrid (3)
Technology
Batteries + Onshore Wind Turbine + Solar Photovoltaic
2020
Operating Since
Coordinates
45.5598, -119.6338
County
Morrow, OR
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Wheatridge Wind Holdings, LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Wheatridge Wind Holdings, LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Located in Morrow County, Oregon, the Wheatridge Hybrid plant is a 280 MW hybrid facility owned by NextEra Energy and operated by Wheatridge Wind Holdings, LLC. The plant began operating in 2020 and utilizes a combination of onshore wind turbines, solar photovoltaic arrays, and battery energy storage. The facility has three generators and is interconnected to the Bonneville Power Administration balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Wheatridge Hybrid ranks as the 6th largest of 8 plants in Oregon and 178th of 514 plants nationally.
The hybrid plant's wind component features GE Wind GE2.5-127 turbines with a hub height of 89 meters and a rotor diameter of 127 meters. The solar component uses single-axis tracking. The battery energy storage system (BESS) has a capacity of 120 MWh and a duration of 4 hours, utilizing lithium-ion battery chemistry (LIB). The latest annual generation data shows an output of 668,296 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 27.2%. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $31.81 per MWh.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Grid Region
Pacific Northwest
Market
WEIM Participant
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
Bonneville Power Administration (BPAT)
Grid Voltage
230.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
70.0K MWh
Latest Month
668.3K MWh
Annual Generation
27.2%
Capacity Factor
Data from 2022–2024
$25.2/MWh
Energy Value
$6.5/MWh
Capacity Value
This plant's balancing authority participates in CAISO's Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM). Direct nodal pricing data is not yet available.
Last updated 2026-03-14
View all articlesTop solar plant owners in the US
Data tables and metrics from the powerplantsinfo.org database.
NextEra vs Duke
Comparative analysis covering fleet scale, performance trends, and growth pipeline.
Top 10 solar states
Data tables and metrics from the powerplantsinfo.org database.
NextEra vs Duke
Comparative analysis covering fleet scale, performance trends, and growth pipeline.