VANSYCLE II WIND ENERGY CENTER
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 99 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Umatilla County
- Operator
- FPL ENERGY STATELINE II INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2009
- EIA plant ID
- 58324
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 357 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 40%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 45.8994, -118.5889
VANSYCLE II WIND ENERGY CENTER, a 99 MW Wind power plant in Umatilla County, Oregon. Operated by FPL ENERGY STATELINE II INC, commissioned 2009.
How VANSYCLE II WIND ENERGY CENTER compares
With 99 MW of capacity, VANSYCLE II WIND ENERGY CENTER ranks 30th among the 130 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Oregon and 11th of the 33 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.5% of Oregon's operating Wind capacity and 0.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 272nd-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. It shares Umatilla County with 11 other operating plants, including MCNARY and HERMISTON POWER PARTNERSHIP.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 102 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 357 GWh in 2024 (a 40% capacity factor), up 96% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is STATELINE (69 kV), about 4.4 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PACIFICORP, under 0.1 miles away. Another 6 operating power plants totaling 431 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is FPL ENERGY VANSYCLE LLC (WA) (177 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
VANSYCLE II WIND ENERGY CENTER is a 99 MW wind power plant in Umatilla County, OR, operated by FPL ENERGY STATELINE II INC, commissioned in 2009. Umatilla County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.3 of 5 at the 6th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 91st 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.
Umatilla County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 4.8 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.64 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.39 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.28 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 14.4 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 15.0 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.10 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 0th | 1.0 of 5 | 0.35 |
Perils not assessed in Umatilla 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 Umatilla 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.