Welcome to Palouse Wind

Palouse Wind is under construction; read the Press Release.

The folks who live in Eastern Washington understand the importance—and practice—of harvesting natural resources while preserving a unique environment. As one of the most fertile regions in the world for wheat production, the rolling hills of the Palouse exemplify the practice of sustainably managing the natural resources of the Inland Northwest.

Palouse Wind, proposed for Naff Ridge between the town of Oakesdale and Route 195, will be the next advancement in collecting a new regional crop: the wind. Wind power from the project will interconnect to the Avista 230kV Benewah-to-Shawnee transmission line. Palouse Wind will harness enough wind to generate up to ~100 MW of capacity for Whitman County and much of the Northwest — enough to provide clean energy to as many as 25,000 homes.