Portland General Electric, which provides power to nearly 2 million Oregonians across 51 cities, is celebrating a renewable energy milestone — generating 1 gigawatt of wind energy for its customers in a single day. That’s enough energy to power about 830,000 homes, according to the company.
This was possible after the company acquired nearly half of the power available at the Clearwater Wind Energy Center located in eastern Montana. The wind farm began producing energy for PGE earlier this year.
The Clearwater Wind Energy Center in Eastern Montana can produce up to 775 megawatts of wind power. Portland General Electric has 311 of those megawatts, which helped the company achieve the one gigawatt of wind energy at least 26 timtes in 2024. That’s enough energy to power 830,000 homes in Oregon. The photo was taken in August 2024.
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The park can produce up to 775 megawatts of wind…
