At 300 megawatts, the Stateline Wind Generating Project will provide a needed boost of clean, renewable electricity to the energy-starved West. When fully operational, more than 450 wind turbines will produce electricity to serve the energy needs of some 70,000 homes annually, enough energy for about one-third of the residential customers in Portland, Oregon. Today's announcement makes PPM the leading supplier of renewable resources in the Pacific Northwest. The project has the added benefit that it can be brought on quickly to meet our immediate needs. This facility will help meet the increasing demand for electricity in our region while providing economic development to eastern Washington.
Wind powered energy is both cost-competitive with gas, and friendlier to the environment.
This is exactly the sort of innovation we need in the Pacific Northwest today. FPL Energy is the largest developer and operator of wind energy facilities in the nation with more than 1,000 megawatts of wind turbines in operation or construction in seven states. The company owns and operates the 24.9-megawatt Vansycle Wind Facility adjacent to the Stateline site. FPL Energy plans to add an additional 500-1,000 megawatts of wind energy to its portfolio. Stateline is a watershed event for our company and for the region.