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We are aware of an issue with our outage map. It is not reflecting all of the customers whose power has been restored, and is not showing a set of customers who are still without power. Our internal systems for identifying outages and prioritizing restorations are still functioning. The map issue appears to stem from a technology change-over for the mapping system that was implemented this fall.

We know it is frustrating for our customers and we are working hard to reconcile the data showing on the map. We ask that you continue to report outages if needed.

Our crews will continue to work around the clock until the last customer is restored.

November Wind Storm

Updated ETRs

To our customers without power:

We know it has been a difficult three days. And we have some hard news to share for some of our customers. Due to the substantial amount of damage we are encountering from the hurricane force winds of the storm, which has made our work slower than expected, we have to push back estimated restoration times for customers.

We will have three restoration times:

  • Saturday at 12pm
  • Sunday at 6pm
  • Monday at 10am

We are in the process this evening of updating our outage map with the estimated restoration times for your outage. We are working as hard as we can to get power restored to you sooner than the times listed above. As our field crews gain more detailed information about your outage, we will update the outage map with a more specific time.  

 

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Hopkins Ridge Wind Facility

PSE has owned and operated its first wind facility, Hopkins Ridge, since 2005. The facility covers 11,000 acres of land northeast of Dayton in Columbia County.

With a capacity of 156.7 megawatts, the 87 turbines at Hopkins Ridge produce an average annual output of about 404,000 megawatt hours, sufficient to power more than 35,000 homes.

Hopkins Ridge benefits the surrounding community by creating jobs an commerce and providing leasing income for landowners. The facility also produces significant local tax revenue. Check out the tours and recreation opportunities we offer at the facility.

Fast facts

  • The total height of each tower including the blades is 351 feet; its total weight is approximately 223 tons.
  • Towers are 221 feet high and weigh 77 tons.
  • Each turbine blade is 129 feet long and weighs over 7 tons.
  • The diameter of each rotor is larger than the wingspan of a Boeing 747.
  • Each generator produces 690 volts, which an onboard transformer then steps up to 34,500 volts.
  • The construction of each tower's foundation required 120 anchor bolts, 30,954 nuts, and 11,750 cubic yards of concrete.
  • Each anchor bolt is a minimum of 28 feet long and weighs approximately 150 lbs. For all 87 turbines at Hopkins Ridge, approximately 55 miles of foundation anchor bolts were installed.
  • Turbine generators are manufactured by Vestas. More Vestas wind-turbine facts.

The three large wind farms we own and operate, including Wild Horse, Lower Snake River and Hopkins Ridge, generate enough annual energy, on average, to serve 165,000 homes. In some cases, we sell any excess green-energy attributes generated by our wind facilities to other entities across the nation. The revenue from these sales helps to reduce our customers’ power costs and allows other utilities to take advantage of the benefits of renewable energy.

Contact information

Anne Walsh
PSE Sr. Wind Resource Advisor
hopkinsridge@pse.com
509-382-2043

Hopkins Ridge Wind Facility
307 E. Main St.
Dayton, WA 99328
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Hopkins Ridge Wind Facility