# Wheatridge East Wind

BPA asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/wheatridge-east-wind

Wheatridge East Wind LLC - Morrow County - BPAT

Wheatridge East Wind is a 200 MW onshore wind turbine plant in Morrow County. Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility East is a 200 MW wind facility with 71 turbines on a 78,985 acre site in Morrow and Umatilla Counties, Oregon, about 6 miles northeast of Heppner. Wheatridge East Wind LLC, a NextEra Energy Resources subsidiary, holds the state site certificate. The facility entered commercial operation on June 27, 2025, and is authorized to add 100 MW by June 2028.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 200 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 66560 — plant-66560

## Facts

- **Technology:** Onshore Wind Turbine
- **Operator:** Wheatridge East Wind LLC
- **Operating status:** Operating

## Related parties

- **Developer / parent company:** NextEra Energy Resources — parent_company ([source](https://www.nexteraenergyresources.com))
- **Equipment supplier:** GE — equipment_supplier ([source](https://www.ge.com))

## Sources

- [nexteraenergyresources.com](https://www.nexteraenergyresources.com/wheatridge-east-wagon-trail/project-overview/wheatridge-east-wind.html) — nexteraenergyresources.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [oregon.gov](https://www.oregon.gov/energy/facilities/Pages/WREFE.aspx) — oregon.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

---

Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/wheatridge-east-wind

Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/