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Reedsport OPT Wave Park
OPT is developing the first commercial wave park on the West Coast of the United States located 2.5 miles offshore near Reedsport, Oregon. The wave park will consist of ten (10) PB150 PowerBuoys, an undersea substation to collect the power, and a submarine cable to deliver the renewable power to the Pacific Northwest electric grid. Each PB150 PowerBuoy® has a maximum sustained generating capacity of 150 kiloWatts. The estimated amount of electricity this project will deliver to the grid is approximately 4,140 MegaWatt-hours/year based on the wave resource at this location, or enough for up to 375 homes. Electricity generated by OPT’s clean, renewable PowerBuoy system will displace 2,110 tons of carbon dioxide annually1. The power created by the Reedsport project is expected to be delivered to the Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative (PNGC Power). The Reedsport preliminary permit application can accommodate up to 50 MW for potential future expansion at this site.
The project is currently in the environmental permitting phase. OPT anticipates filing a Final License Application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in 2009 and then proceeding to the next stages of installing and commissioning the wave park. OPT is engaging in a collaborative process in developing the Reedsport project. We believe this approach demonstrates our commitment to developing wave potential which maximizes benefits to all stakeholders and demonstrates long-term environmental stewardship of coastal resources.
1 Based on 2004 data from the US Environmental Protection Agency & Chicago Climate Exchange
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