Hopkins Ridge Wind Farm

{{Coord|46.40196|-117.81231|region:US_type:landmark|format=dms|display=title}}The Hopkins Ridge Wind Farm is an electricity generating wind farm facility located in Columbia County, Washington, United States. It is owned by Puget Sound Energy and began operations in 2005, built by RES Americas,[http://www.res-americas.com/en/portfolio/wind/constructed/hopkins-ridge-wind-farm.aspx Hopkins Ridge Wind Farm] Retrieved 2013-10-04 a part of the Renewable Energy Systems Group.[http://www.res-americas.com/en/about-us/res-americas.aspx About RES Americas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005001636/http://www.res-americas.com/en/about-us/res-americas.aspx |date=2013-10-05 }} Retrieved 2013-10-04 After a second phase of construction in 2008, the facility has a generating capacity of 157 megawatts, up from 149 megawatts.[http://pse.com/inyourcommunity/sewashington/Pages/Hopkins-Ridge.aspx Hopkins Ridge Wind Facility] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004225317/http://pse.com/inyourcommunity/sewashington/Pages/Hopkins-Ridge.aspx |date=2013-10-04 }} Retrieved 2013-10-04[http://www.rnp.org/index.php?q=node/165 Wind turbines now generating electricity for PSE customers] Retrieved 2013-10-04 In the past, the energy output of Hopkins Ridge and Wild Horse Wind Farm (another facility owned by Puget Sound Energy) has been sold to various California utilities through power purchase agreements.[http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PUBLISHED/FINAL_RESOLUTION/108513.htm CPUC: ENERGY DIVISION RESOLUTION E-4278][http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/NR/rdonlyres/E922540D-6BAB-43C5-8388-8751235968D2/0/RPS_Project_Status_Table_2012_JanFinalUpdate.xls CPUC: RPS_Project_Status_Table_2012_Jan_Update] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005010705/http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/NR/rdonlyres/E922540D-6BAB-43C5-8388-8751235968D2/0/RPS_Project_Status_Table_2012_JanFinalUpdate.xls |date=2013-10-05 }}