EFSEC: Wild Horse Wind Power Project

Wild Horse Wind Power Project

The Wild Horse Wind Power Project is located in the eastern part of Kittitas County, Washington, approximately 10 miles east of the town of Kittitas (location map). The project consist of 127 turbines with maximum installed capacity of 229 MW.

The site consists of approximately 8,600 acres of open range land. The project interconnects to the Puget Sound Energy transmission system. On July 26, 2005, Governor Gregoire approved the Wild Horse Wind Power Project. Construction began mid October of 2005 and was completed in December 2006.

Certificate Holder:	Puget Sound Energy 10885 NE 4th Street Bellevue, WA 98009 (509) 964-7813
Facility:	229 MW wind power project Puget Sound Energy's Wild Horse Wind Project web site.
Location:	Whiskey Dick Mountain, Kittitas County, Washington, approximately 13 miles east of the town of Kittitas.
Status:	Operational
Current Activity:	July 8, 2008: SCA Amendment Request Puget Sound Energy filed a Request for an Amendment to the Site Certification Agreement (SCA) to expand the site by 1,280 acres and add 26 new wind turbines. EFSEC will review this request according to its rules governing amendment requests (Chapter 463-66 WAC). Amendment Application Exhibit A Conceptual Layout and Facilities Exhibit B Legal Description of the Property Exhibit C SEPA Environmental Checklist Appendix A Wildlife, Habitat, and Rare Plant Studies Appendix B Visual Quality Study Public Hearing - A public hearing was held on August 6, 2008 to receive comments on the request to amend the Wild Horse SCA (Transcript). August 2008 Public Comment Period SCA Amendment - Expansion Request (Public Comments).
Previous Activity:	April 2007: Resolution No. 321- Amendment No. 4 to the Wild Horse Project SCA 3-16-07 Public Meeting March 27, 2007 at 4:00 PM, in Ellensburg, WA Hearing Agenda 3-2-07 Request for an Amendment to the Site Certification Agreement Regarding Installation of Solar Demonstration Facility (pdf - 23 pages) February 2007: Resolution No. 319 - Amendment No. 3 to the Wild Horse Project SCA February 2006: Resolution No. 315 - Amendment No. 2 to the Wild Horse Project SCA (pdf - 6 pages) DNS with Checklist (pdf - 1.2 MB) 1-23-06 Addendum to Final EIS (pdf - 212 KB) 2004-2005: Review of Application for Site Certification July 26, 2005: Governor Approves Project August 2005: Transfer of Site Certification Agreement to Puget Sound Energy;

Site Certification Agreement

The Site Certification Agreement is the state permit that lists the conditions that must be met during construction and operation of the project.

Final Wild Horse Site Certification Agreement Amendment No. 4, approved 4-10-07 (45 Pages)
- Attachment 1 - Site Legal Descriptions
- Attachment 2 - Feeder Line Legal Descriptions
- Attachment 3 - Kittitas County Settlement(1.3 MB)
- Attachment 4 - Kittitas County Development Agreement( 7 MB)
  - Exhibit D - Proposed SEPA Mitigation Measures
  - Exhibit F - Decommissioning Cost Estimates
- Attachment 5 - WDFW Settlement
- Attachment 6 - Council Order No. 814
- Attachment 7 - Council Order No. 815 & Resolution No. 314
- Attachment 8 - Resolution No. 315
- Attachment 9 - Resolution No. 319
- Attachment 10 - Resolution No. 321

July 26, 2005: Governor Gregoire approves Wild Horse Project

Official Notice of Governor's Decision
Draft Environmental Impact Statement 8/3/2004
Final EIS 5/16/2005

August 4, 2005: Request to Transfer the Site Certification Agreement to Puget Sound Energy

8/4/05 - Joint request by Wind Ridge Power Partners and Puget Sound Energy for transfer of Site Certification Agreement (PDF, 2 pages);
PSE Annual Report ( Exit to PSE Website)
8/10/05 EFSEC SEPA Determination of Non-Significance (PDF 2 pages), SEPA Checklist (PDF, 11 pages)
Notice of 8-30-05 Special Meeting in Ellensburg WA to consider Transfer Request - html or PDF
August 30, 2005: Council Approves Transfer of SCA to PSE; Council Order No. 815 (pdf); Notice of Council Action (pdf)

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For information or questions concerning this Project please contact:

Stephen Posner, Compliance Manager
Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council
905 Plum Street SE 3rd Floor
PO Box 43172
Olympia, WA 98504-3172
(360) 956-2063

stephenp@cted.wa.gov

To be added to the Wild Horse Wind Power Project mailing list, please:

contact Tammy Talburt at (360) 956-2121

or

e-mail your complete name and postal or e-mail address to efsec@cted.wa.gov

Important Note: Public comments submitted to the Council via the internet or in writing become public records under the Washington State Public Records Act (RCW 42.17). Information included in the comment such as the commentor's e-mail and mailing address becomes a public record once it is provided to EFSEC and may be subject to public inspection and copying if not protected by federal or state law. For additional information please see our Privacy Notice.

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