Wild Horse Renewable Energy Center
Our Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility and Renewable Energy Center is 16 miles east of Ellensburg in Central Washington.
Wild Horse's wind turbines have the capacity to generate up to 273 megawatts (MW) of electricity.
Wild Horse's solar-power installation, one of the Northwest's largest, can generate up to 500 kilowatts of electricity. Puget Sound Energy's Renewable Energy Center offers a first-hand look at how these elements are turned into electricity.
Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility
Located near Ellensburg in Kittitas County, PSE's second wind facility - Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility - has 149 turbines spanning across 10,000 acres. The facility can generate up to 273 megawatts of electricity, enough to serve more than 80,000 homes. Wild Horse came on line in December 2006, and was expanded in 2009.
Wild Horse benefits the surrounding community by creating jobs and providing leasing income for landowners. The facility also produces significant local tax revenue.
Wild Horse also contains one of the Pacific Northwest's largest solar-power arrays.
PSE also operates the Renewable Energy Center at Wild Horse.
Tours
The wind and sun of Kittitas County are a tremendous natural resource for producing clean, renewable energy.
Check out the educational displays at the Renewable Energy Center created by PSE and Central Washington University. As you take a tour of discovery, you will learn more about wind and solar technology - as well as the area's unique natural history.
Get up-close views of the wind turbines and solar arrays from a 3,500-foot ridge set against the backdrop of the Cascade mountain range. From this vantage point you can see the entire Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility, Mount Rainier, Mount Adams and Mount Hood. Looking east view the Columbia River Basin.
Recreation
Lands within the Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility are open to hunting, hiking, bird watching, horseback riding and other recreational activities by written permission only. Gates along the Beacon Ridge Road are open April 1 to Nov. 30, from two hours before sunrise to two hours after sunset.
To get permission to walk the grounds, complete the online application form then pick up your permit at the Renewable Energy Center.
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