Harvest Wind Project
The Harvest Wind Project began commercial operation on December 15, 2009. It is owned by four Pacific Northwest consumer-owned utilities: CowlitzPUD (Longview, WA), Peninsula Light (Gig Harbor, WA), Lakeview Light & Power (Lakewood,WA) and Eugene (OR) Water and Electric Board.
LOCATION
Harvest Wind flanks the White Creek Wind Project in Klickitat County, WA in the Columbia River Gorge, on 9,500 acres of ranchland, 21 miles east of Goldendale. It is just northwest of Roosevelt, WA, and across the Columbia River from Arlington, OR. The west side of the project has 15 wind turbines and 28 are on the east side.
CONSTRUCTION HIGHLIGHTS
EQUIPMENT
Siemens Power Generation supplied, installed and commissioned the 43, 2.3-MW wind turbines and associated towers and other equipment at the project.
SHIPPING AND DELIVERY
Siemens shipped towers and other components to the Ports of Longview (WA) and Vancouver (WA). The cargo was trucked to the project site. Blades were shipped by rail from the Midwest.
POWER PRODUCTION CAPABILITY
PROJECT OWNERSHIP
FINANCIAL
OPERATION OF THE FACILITY Two companies provide onsite support to the 24/7 operation of the turbines. Siemens provides the service and maintenance for the wind turbines. Siemens service organization is committed to providing high quality service and maintenance solutions with high safety standards. Siemens' proactive approach and timely service are key factors for achieving these goals. Siemens performs unscheduled and scheduled maintenance, provides all non-consumable parts including major components. See Siemens - White Creek Partnership page 11. NAES provides the operations and maintenance for the Site. As an independent operator, NAES provides an unbiased service, able to explore every avenue to obtain high quality parts and services at the lowest cost to the Owner. NAES oversees all maintenance activities for the entire Site, including: Environmental compliance, turbine and collection system maintenance activities, CMMS, support of generation forecast and scheduling, NERC compliance, Account and Finance, Human Resources, and Information System.
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