Biglow Canyon Wind Farm
Wind power plant in Sherman County, Oregon. 449.7 MW of nameplate capacity across 3 generators, operated by Portland General Electric Co.
Also known as Biglow Canyon I · Biglow Canyon III · Biglow Canyon II · EIA plant 56485
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 449.7 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 3 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 2007First generator online
- Operator
- Portland General Electric CoEIA operator ID 15248
- Grid
- PGEBalancing authority PGE
- Price nodes
- 3 CAISO nodesResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Sherman County, OR45.6537, −120.6034
- EIA plant ID
- 56485EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Biglow Canyon Wind Farm produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
901 GWh
900,879 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
22.9%
2024: 25.5%
January to July 2026
509 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2015 to 2025
0.8–1.2
TWh a year. Low 2022, high 2020
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2003 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2004 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2005 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2006 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2007 | 11,400 | Not reported | 1 of 12 |
| 2008 | 381,598 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2009 | 343,833 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 311,962 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 486,281 | 12.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 1,108,517 | 28.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 1,190,817 | 30.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 1,142,486 | 29.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 1,045,257 | 26.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 1,058,132 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 894,881 | 22.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 1,041,840 | 26.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 983,163 | 25.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 1,152,089 | 29.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 1,116,246 | 28.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 765,435 | 19.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 934,539 | 23.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 1,005,857 | 25.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 900,879 | 22.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 508,698 | 22.2% | 7 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
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Free · EPA CAMPDNo EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSNo EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 125.4 | December 2007 |
| 2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 163.3 | September 2009 |
| 3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 161.0 | August 2010 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Portland General Electric Co as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Modeled curtailment
A range, not one number. The lower bound counts hours inside the production tax credit window; the upper bound is the no-credit case.
Expected vs reported generation
Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.
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Questions about Biglow Canyon Wind Farm
How much power does Biglow Canyon Wind Farm produce?
Biglow Canyon Wind Farm reported 900,879 MWh (901 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 22.9% capacity factor on 449.7 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 509 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Biglow Canyon Wind Farm?
Biglow Canyon Wind Farm is in Sherman County, Oregon, at 45.6537, −120.6034. It is in the Portland General Electric Company balancing area (PGE).
Who operates Biglow Canyon Wind Farm?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Portland General Electric Co as the operator (EIA operator ID 15248). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Biglow Canyon Wind Farm start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 2007, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Biglow Canyon Wind Farm?
Yes. InfraMap has CAISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 3 price nodes linked to Biglow Canyon Wind Farm, with the hub price and node-to-hub basis. Prices are free with an InfraMap account; pricing node names are part of InfraMap Pro.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- CAISO day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05
- Project names from the USGS U.S. Wind Turbine Database
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page