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May 4, 2022

Golden Hills Wind Farm

Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc. announced that it has achieved commercial operation at its 200 Megawatt Golden Hills wind farm in Sherman County, Oregon. The facility, which provides enough clean, renewable electricity to Puget Sound Energy to power over 60,000 homes annually, began operations on April 29. The project will help PSE meet its goals to reduce carbon dioxide emissions while providing additional capacity to serve customers, particularly during winter periods. The project is Avangrid Renewables' seventh wind project in Sherman County, 11th in Oregon, and 14th in the Pacific Northwest. The Power Purchase Agreement for the project was signed in May 2020 as part of PSE's commitment to the environment and deep decarbonization by investing in more wind energy. The addition of the Golden Hills wind project increases PSE's owned and contracted wind fleet to over 1,150 megawatts. The project is expected to deliver over $220 million in landowner payments and local taxes over its lifetime. Avangrid Renewables acquired the Golden Hills project in September 2017 from the original developer of the project, Orion Wind Resources, a joint venture between Orion Renewable Energy Group and Eolian. Avangrid Renewables is headquartered in Portland.




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