SOUTH HURLBURT WIND LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 290 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Gilliam County
- Operator
- CAITHNESS SHEPHERDS FLAT LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2012
- EIA plant ID
- 57549
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 619 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 24%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 45.6556, -120.0164
SOUTH HURLBURT WIND LLC, a 290 MW Wind power plant in Gilliam County, Oregon. Operated by CAITHNESS SHEPHERDS FLAT LLC, commissioned 2012.
How SOUTH HURLBURT WIND LLC compares
With 290 MW of capacity, SOUTH HURLBURT WIND LLC ranks 12th among the 130 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Oregon and 2nd of the 33 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 10% of Oregon's operating Wind capacity and 1.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 15th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2012, it is newer than 91% of the 128 operating Oregon plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, CAITHNESS SHEPHERDS FLAT LLC, runs 3 operating plants in Oregon totaling 845 MW. It shares Gilliam County with 9 other operating plants, including HORSESHOE BEND WIND LLC and NORTH HURLBURT WIND LLC.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 290 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 619 GWh in 2024 (a 24% capacity factor), up 20% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is SHEPHERDS CENTRAL, about 4.6 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION, under 0.1 miles away. Another 18 operating power plants totaling 2,508 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is HORSESHOE BEND WIND LLC (290 MW, Wind).
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
SOUTH HURLBURT WIND LLC is a 290 MW wind power plant in Gilliam County, OR, operated by CAITHNESS SHEPHERDS FLAT LLC, commissioned in 2012. Gilliam 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 Low by FEMA at the 98th 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.
Gilliam County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 0.07 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 64th | 3.5 of 5 | 5.0 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.17 |
| Hail | Very Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.22 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 8.8 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 10.0 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.02 |
Perils not assessed in Gilliam 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 Gilliam 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.