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Avangrid Begins Panel Installation at Oregon Trail Solar, Supports Local Jobs
ARLINGTON, Ore. — July 8, 2026 — Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced that it has begun panel installation at Oregon Trail Solar, a 57 MWdc (41 MWac) energy project located in Gilliam County, Oregon. The milestone marks an important step forward in the project’s construction, which is supporting 200 local union jobs.
“Beginning panel installation at Oregon Trail Solar marks meaningful progress in delivering new energy infrastructure in Oregon,” said Avangrid CEO Jose Antonio Miranda. “Projects like Oregon Trail are creating jobs, supporting local communities, and helping meet the growing demand for electricity across the region.”
When complete next year, Oregon Trail Solar will include over 100,000 solar panels and produce enough electricity to power about 10,000 U.S. homes each year.
In addition to job creation, Avangrid expects the project to contribute $6 million in combined PILOTs (payment in lieu of taxes) and property taxes for Gilliam County over its lifetime, which will support a variety of public services, including schools and infrastructure.
Oregon Trail is adjacent to Avangrid’s operating Pachwáywit Fields solar project and its recently announced Shutler Energy Storage project. Today, Avangrid operates more than 2.5 Gigawatts of capacity in Oregon. It also maintains its National Training Center in nearby Sherman County and a large corporate office in Portland.
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About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. is a leading U.S. energy company investing in grid infrastructure and power generation projects to deliver reliable energy and meet growing electricity demand. With approximately $50 billion in assets and operations across 25 states, Avangrid is helping modernize the U.S. electric grid, improve system resiliency, and support economic growth for the customers and communities it serves.
Avangrid owns and operates seven electric and natural gas utilities, serving more than 3.4 million customers in New York and New England. Avangrid also has nearly 100 energy generation facilities across the United States and more than 11 gigawatts of installed capacity. Avangrid has more than 8,300 employees and was named among the World's Most Ethical Companies in 2026 for the eighth consecutive year by the Ethisphere Institute. Avangrid is a member of the Iberdrola Group.
About Iberdrola: Iberdrola is one of the world's biggest energy companies and a leader in renewables, spearheading the energy transition to a low carbon economy. The group supplies energy to almost 100 million people in dozens of countries. With a focus on renewable energy, smart networks and smart solutions for customers, Iberdrola’s main markets include Europe (Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy and Greece), the United States, Brazil, Mexico and Australia. The company is also present in growth markets such as Japan, Taiwan, Ireland, Sweden and Poland, among others.
With a workforce of nearly 40,000 and assets in excess of €141.7 billion, across the world, Iberdrola helps to support 400,000 jobs across its supply chain, with annual procurement of €12.2 billion. A benchmark in the fight against climate change, Iberdrola has invested more than €130 billion over the past two decades to help build a sustainable energy model, based on sound environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles.
