HAY CANYON WIND POWER LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 108 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Sherman County
- Operator
- IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2009
- EIA plant ID
- 56790
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 180 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 20%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 45.5194, -120.5784
HAY CANYON WIND POWER LLC, a 108 MW Wind power plant in Sherman County, Oregon. Operated by IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC, commissioned 2009.
How HAY CANYON WIND POWER LLC compares
With 108 MW of capacity, HAY CANYON WIND POWER LLC ranks 25th among the 130 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Oregon and 7th of the 33 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.8% of Oregon's operating Wind capacity and 0.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 204th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2009, it is newer than 68% of the 128 operating Oregon plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC, runs 6 operating plants in Oregon totaling 606 MW. It shares Sherman County with 8 other operating plants, including JOHN DAY and BIGLOW CANYON WIND FARM.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 101 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 180 GWh in 2024 (a 20% capacity factor), up 4% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is HAY CANYON, about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION, under 0.1 miles away. Another 19 operating power plants totaling 4,507 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is JOHN DAY (2,160 MW, Hydro).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
HAY CANYON WIND POWER LLC is a 108 MW wind power plant in Sherman County, OR, operated by IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC, commissioned in 2009. Sherman County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.0 of 5 at the 24th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 99th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a wind plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Sherman County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 79th | 4.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 61st | 3.4 of 5 | 3.8 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 39th | 2.6 of 5 | 0.04 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.12 |
| Hail | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.22 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 7.3 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 11.3 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.10 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Sherman County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Sherman County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.