Klondike Wind Power Plant is located in the small agricultural community of Wasco, in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Oregon. It was built in four phases and is owned and operated by Iberdrola Renewables. The first phase was built in 2001 and the latest in 2008.

Phase Capacity (MW) Type number of
wind turbines
Klondike I 24 Enron Wind 16
Klondike II 75 GE Energy 50
Klondike III 120 GE Energy 80

101.2 Siemens 44

2.4 Mitsubishi 1
Klondike IIIa 76.5 GE Energy 51

Klondike Wind Power Plant is currently a test site for some new wind turbines, notably the Mitsubishi MWT92, a 2.4 megawatt turbine with a rotor diameter larger than the wingspan of any production aircraft at 92 meters, manufactured in Japan. During the construction of the last phase, an accident killed one worker and injured another.

Klondike Wind Farm

Turbines at the Klondike Wind Farm
Location Near Wasco, Oregon, United States
Owner Iberdrola Renewables
Status Operational
Fuel Wind farm
Turbines 242