Washington’s largest utility moves to add more wind power

By: Aspen Ford

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: May 21, 2026

Words: 579

Last Updated: 2 months ago


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Puget Sound Energy is adding a wind farm in Klickitat County to its clean energy portfolio, the latest move in the utility’s transition to become greenhouse gas neutral by 2030, as state law mandates.

On Tuesday, the company signed a long-term contract with Avangrid to move nearly 200 megawatts of power from a wind project called Big Horn I onto the grid. That’s enough power to electrify 70,000 homes annually, according to PSE.

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