WHEAT FIELD WIND POWER PROJECT
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 97 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Gilliam County
- Operator
- WHEAT FIELD WIND POWER PROJECT LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2009
- EIA plant ID
- 56854
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 198 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 22%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 45.6706, -120.3160
WHEAT FIELD WIND POWER PROJECT, a 97 MW Wind power plant in Gilliam County, Oregon. Operated by WHEAT FIELD WIND POWER PROJECT LLC, commissioned 2009.
How WHEAT FIELD WIND POWER PROJECT compares
With 97 MW of capacity, WHEAT FIELD WIND POWER PROJECT ranks 33rd among the 130 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Oregon and 14th of the 33 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.4% of Oregon's operating Wind capacity and 0.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 282nd-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 Gilliam County with 9 other operating plants, including HORSESHOE BEND WIND LLC and SOUTH HURLBURT WIND LLC.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 103 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 198 GWh in 2024 (a 22% capacity factor), up 3% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is JONES CANYON (230 kV), about 4.9 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION, under 0.1 miles away. Another 26 operating power plants totaling 5,356 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
WHEAT FIELD WIND POWER PROJECT is a 97 MW wind power plant in Gilliam County, OR, operated by WHEAT FIELD WIND POWER PROJECT LLC, commissioned in 2009. 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.