Portland General Electric's new wind farm contributes to record-high wind generation for Oregon customers

The Clearwater Wind Energy Center helped PGE generate more than one gigawatt of power from wind sources alone for the first time in company history PORTLAND, Ore. , Nov. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In its first ten months serving PGE customers, the Clearwater Wind Energy Center contributed to new records for PGE wind generation, including helping the company produce one gigawatt of power from wind sources alone – a new milestone.

One gigawatt (or 1,000 megawatts) is enough electricity to power the equivalent of 830,000 homes, or about half the number of homes in Oregon ..