Projects & Companies
Just the start of something great.
Now over 120 members strong, with more than 75 companies and 9 utilities as members, MCEI is working towards bringing about the realization that the Tri-Cities, WA region
is primed to become the nation's recognized leader in solving energy challenges.
Wind
Wind energy is the kinetic energy of the air in motion. Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy, such as using wind turbines to make electricity, wind mills for mechanical power, wind pumps for pumping water or drainage.
Caithness Energy with General Electric
Shepherds Flat Wind Farm
Shepherds Flat Wind Farm is a planned wind farm near Arlington, Oregon, United States. Installation of the wind turbines was scheduled to begin in 2010 and the project was expected to be fully built in 2012.[1] To be built by Caithness Energy with General Electric (GE) turbines, it will supply electricity to Southern California Edison. The wind farm is projected to be the largest land-based wind farm in the world when it is completed.
http://www.caithnessenergy.com/
Energy Northwest
Nine Canyon Wind Project
Wind energy is a clean, renewable source of electricity, and the Nine Canyon site is an excellent location for strong, sustained winds. The environmentally friendly project is located on a dry-land wheat farm owned and operated by two families. The project received a letter of support from the Lower Columbia Basin Chapter of the Audubon Society.
Nine Canyon Wind Project, located near Kennewick, Washington, is one of the largest public power owned wind projects in the nation. It consists of 63 turbines, driven by the wind. Each three-blade turbine consists of a tubular steel tower and three giant turbine blades attached to a rotor, and a nacelle which houses a generator, gear box, and braking mechanisms.
Generating Capacity: 95.9 Megawatts
Capacity factor average: 31 percent
Site Size: 75 acres
Commercial Operation: Phase I - 2002; Phase II - 2003; Phase III - 2008
http://www.energy-northwest.com/generation/nine_canyon.php
Location: Southeast of Kennewick, WA
