WILD HORSE

How WILD HORSE compares

With 273 MW of capacity, WILD HORSE ranks 25th among the 126 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Washington and 2nd of the 20 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 9.7% of Washington's operating Wind capacity and 0.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 20th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2006, it is newer than 77% of the 125 operating Washington plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC, runs 17 operating plants in Washington totaling 2,943 MW. It shares Kittitas County with 3 other operating plants, including SAGEBRUSH POWER PARTNERS and VANTAGE WIND ENERGY LLC.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 273 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 637 GWh in 2024 (a 27% capacity factor), up 13% from 2022. Its generators came online between 2006 and 2009.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is WILD HORSE, about 0.9 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 5 operating power plants totaling 1,818 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is WANAPUM (989 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