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9 November 2004 - Washington's 250 MW Goldendale Energy Centre has begun commercial operation in Goldendale, the Calpine Corporation announced yesterday.
The electric generating facility is interconnected with the Klickitat public utility district and the Bonneville power administration grid and will sell power into the Pacific Northwest's mid-Colombia and California-Oregon Border delivery hubs.
Located 50 miles south of Yakima, Washington and 120 miles south of Portland, Oregon, the facility is fuelled by natural gas. Featuring a GE frame 7FA gas combustion turbine in combined cycle with a Hitachi steam turbine, Goldendale is one of the most efficient projects operating in the state.
Calpine's vice president and regional power executive Mike Rogers said, "By most estimates, the region's long term power needs are expected to exceed available supply. With Goldendale and our other regional assets, Calpine is poised to be a major contributor to a reliable and affordable energy supply in the Pacific Northwest."
Goldendale is Calpine's second combined cycle facility intended for the Oregon and Washington markets, joining the 630 MW Hermiston power project. Additionally, the company has been permitting a third combined cycle facility in Oregon, the 670 MW Turner Energy Centre.
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