WILLOW CREEK ENERGY CENTER
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 72 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Morrow County
- Operator
- INVENERGY SERVICES LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2009
- EIA plant ID
- 56952
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 169 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 27%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 45.6478, -119.9868
WILLOW CREEK ENERGY CENTER, a 72 MW Wind power plant in Morrow County, Oregon. Operated by INVENERGY SERVICES LLC, commissioned 2009.
How WILLOW CREEK ENERGY CENTER compares
With 72 MW of capacity, WILLOW CREEK ENERGY CENTER ranks 36th among the 130 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Oregon and 16th of the 33 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.5% of Oregon's operating Wind capacity and 0.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 329th-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 Morrow County with 9 other operating plants, including COYOTE SPRINGS II and COYOTE SPRINGS.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 72 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 169 GWh in 2024 (a 27% capacity factor), up 10% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is SHEPHERDS SOUTH, about 4.4 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 20 operating power plants totaling 2,744 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is SOUTH HURLBURT 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
WILLOW CREEK ENERGY CENTER is a 72 MW wind power plant in Morrow County, OR, operated by INVENERGY SERVICES LLC, commissioned in 2009. Morrow County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.8 of 5 at the 19th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 96th 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.
Morrow County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.29 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 5.1 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 10.8 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.29 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 9th | 1.3 of 5 | 11.7 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 0th | 1.0 of 5 | 0.09 |
Perils not assessed in Morrow 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 Morrow 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.