Iberdrola commissions two new power plants in the United States

Iberdrola has brought two new power plants in Wasco County, Oregon, into commercial operation through Avangrid, its subsidiary in the United States. The facilities — Daybreak Solar, with 189 MWdc, and Bakeoven Solar, with 80 MWdc — together contribute 269 MWdc of new indigenous capacity in a context of growing electricity demand in the country.

These new generation plants, which are already supplying energy to the local distributor's grid, Portland General Electric (PGE), are participating in a state programme that seeks to maximise access for large municipal, industrial and commercial customers, such as the technology company Intel. This makes it easier for large customers to obtain newly built energy in an agile and competitive manner. Thanks to these projects and other facilities under development, Avangrid maintains its leadership as the programme's main energy supplier. 

The commissioning of these two power plants boosts the local economy and employment in Oregon and reaffirms Iberdrola's commitment to the United States, where it has €49.4 billion in assets and plans to invest €16 billion by 2028.  

Iberdrola currently serves a population of nearly 10 million people in the United States through its transmission and distribution networks in the states of New York, Maine, Connecticut and Massachusetts, and has 80 generation facilities with a total installed capacity of nearly 11,000 MW.