Portland General Electric (PGE) a réalisé son immense projet de production d’énergie renouvelable.
The Pacific Northwest region of the U.S. is known for its coffee shops, never-ending fields of aromatic hops and its affection for the electric vehicle (EV). Portland General Electric (PGE), in Oregon, touts the benefits of the plug-in vehicle with a frequency unmatched by most electric companies. PGE recently opened the nation's first public quick-charging station in downtown Portland, OR and has teamed up with automakers to prepare the Portland area for plug-in vehicles. But PGE's work in the energy industry extends well beyond these obvious moves.
PGE has completed the final production phase of its Biglow Canyon Wind Farm in Sherman County, OR, and all 217 turbines are now spinning to generate power for its customers. Biglow Canyon is PGE's largest renewable energy project to date and offers a total capacity of up to 450 megawatts – due to variable wind speeds, though, the plant is expected to produce an average of 150 megawatts, or about enough to power 125,000 typical homes. Of course, many EVs will also tap into the area's wind power to charge up, which brings the promise of a true "zero-emissions" vehicle that much closer to a reality. Hat tip to evsuperhero!
