Editing Arlington, Oregon (section)

==Economy==
The area around Arlington is largely agricultural farm land with wheat, [[barley]] and [[beef]] cattle being the principal products.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}

=== Waste disposal ===
[[File:Aerial view of Arlington, OR 01.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Arlington, 2015]]
Arlington is home to a sizable [[Waste Management, Inc|Waste Management]] [[landfill]], notably receiving all of [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]]'s trash and some from [[Portland, Oregon]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Mulady |first=Kathy |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/local/323082_trashtrain10.html |newspaper=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] |title=Where your Seattle trash ends up |date=July 10, 2007 |access-date=2008-04-06}}{{dead link|date=December 2012}}</ref> In March 2010, Waste Management announced<ref>{{Cite web |last=LLC |first=S4 Energy Solutions |title=S4 Energy Solutions Announces Plasma Gasification Project |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/s4-energy-solutions-announces-plasma-gasification-project-86259507.html |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}}</ref> their plans to build a waste [[gasification]] plant next to their landfill that uses a [[plasma gasification]] technology that at the time was considered experimental. The plasma gasification plant was built in conjunction with the company, InEnTec, whose efforts to build such plants in California and elsewhere have met protest.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Greenaction - Press Release 6/16/08 |url=http://greenaction.org/incinerators/redbluff/pr061608.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711104217/http://greenaction.org/incinerators/redbluff/pr061608.shtml |archive-date=2012-07-11 |access-date= |website=greenaction.org}}</ref> The plant went into pilot operation in November 2011.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Wolman |first=David |url=https://www.wired.com/2012/01/ff_trashblaster/ |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |title=High-Powered Plasma Turns Garbage Into Gas |date=January 20, 2012 |access-date=2016-12-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Surma |first=Jeff |url=http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/pubs/docs/sw/convtechnology/CTRulemaking120127S4EnergyPresentation.pdf |title=Gasification of Municipal Solid Waste Using the InEnTec InEnTec Plasma Enhanced Melter |date=January 27, 2012 |access-date=2016-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220044804/http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/pubs/docs/sw/convtechnology/CTRulemaking120127S4EnergyPresentation.pdf |archive-date=2016-12-20 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Wind farms ===
The area around Arlington is the location of several wind farms:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Station
!Location
!Capacity ([[Megawatt|MW]])
!Status
!Notes
!No. of turbines
|-
|Willow Creek Wind Farm
|[[Gilliam County, Oregon|Gilliam County]] and [[Morrow County, Oregon|Morrow County]]
|72
|Operational
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://renewablenw.org/node/willow-creek|title=Willow Creek {{!}} Renewable Northwest|website=renewablenw.org|access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref>
|48
|-
|[[Shepherds Flat Wind Farm]]
|[[Gilliam County, Oregon|Gilliam County]] and [[Morrow County, Oregon|Morrow County]]
|845
|Operational
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://caithnessshepherdsflat.com/ |title=Caithness Shepherds Flat Wind Farm |language=en-US |access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/12/07/daily36.html |title=World's Largest Wind Farm Coming to Oregon |date=December 10, 2009 |work=Portland Business Journal |access-date=2010-01-16}}</ref><ref name="USDoE-LPO-SF">{{cite web |url=https://www.energy.gov/lpo/shepherds-flat |title=SHEPHERDS FLAT |website=Energy.gov |language=en |access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref>
|338
|-
|Rattlesnake Road Wind Farm
|[[Gilliam County, Oregon|Gilliam County]]
|103
|Operational
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rattlesnakeroadwindfarm.com/|title=Oregon {{!}} Rattlesnake Road Wind Farm|website=rattlesnakeroadwindfarm.com|access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref>
|49
|-
|[[Leaning Juniper Wind Project]]
|[[Gilliam County, Oregon|Gilliam County]]
|302.3
|Operational
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pacificorp.com/es/re/lj1.html |title=Leaning Juniper I |website=www.pacificorp.com |access-date=2019-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190628172926/http://www.pacificorp.com/es/re/lj1.html |archive-date=2019-06-28 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificpower.net/env/bsre/bses/ljii.html |title=Leaning Juniper II |website=www.pacificpower.net |access-date=2019-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190310040941/https://www.pacificpower.net/env/bsre/bses/ljii.html |archive-date=2019-03-10 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|200
|-
|Pebble Springs Wind Farm
|[[Gilliam County, Oregon|Gilliam County]]
|99
|Operational
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://renewablenw.org/node/pebble-springs-wind |title=Pebble Springs Wind {{!}} Renewable Northwest |website=renewablenw.org |access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref>
|47
|-
|Wheatfield Wind Farm
|[[Gilliam County, Oregon|Gilliam County]]
|97
|Operational
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://renewablenw.org/node/wheat-field-wind-farm |title=Wheat Field Wind Farm {{!}} Renewable Northwest |website=renewablenw.org |access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref>
|46
|-
|Montague Wind Power Facility
|[[Gilliam County, Oregon|Gilliam County]]
|Phase 1 - 201 (Proposed - 404)
|Operational
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://renewablenw.org/node/montague-wind-power-facility |title=Montague Wind Power Facility {{!}} Renewable Northwest |work=renewablenw.org |access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref><ref name="OL-Rogoway20170424">{{cite news |last=Rogoway |first=Mike |date=2017-04-24 |df=mdy |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2017/04/apple_says_new_oregon_solar_an.html |title=Apple says new Oregon solar and wind projects will help power Prineville data centers |work=OregonLive |access-date=2024-05-28}}</ref><ref name="PBJ-Danko20170519">{{cite news |last=Danko |first=Pete |date=2017-05-19 |df=mdy |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/05/19/apple-s-oregon-wind-farm-eyes-bigger-and-fewer.html |title=Apple's Oregon Wind Farm Eyes Bigger, and Fewer, Turbines |work=Portland Business Journal |access-date=2024-05-28}}</ref><ref name="AWT-Sellers20170519">{{cite news |last=Sellers |first=Dennis |date=2017-05-19 |df=mdy |url=https://appleworld.today/apples-wind-farm-project-developer-wants-bigger-but-fewer-turbines/ |title=Apple's wind farm project developer wants bigger, but fewer, turbines |work=Apple World Today |language=en-US |access-date=2024-05-28}}</ref><ref name="PBJ-Danko20170718">{{cite news |last=Danko |first=Pete |date=2017-07-18 |df=mdy |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/07/18/apple-s-oregon-wind-farm-cleared-for-super-sized.html |title=Apple's Oregon wind farm cleared for super-sized turbines |work=Portland Business Journal |access-date=2024-05-28}}</ref><ref name="AWT-Sellers20170720">{{cite news |last=Sellers |first=Dennis |date=2017-07-20 |df=mdy |url=https://appleworld.today/apples-oregon-wind-power-project-to-use-the-biggest-turbines-ever-deployed-in-the-area/ |title=Apple's Oregon wind power project to use the biggest turbines ever deployed in the area |work=Apple World Today |language=en-US |access-date=2024-05-28}}</ref><ref name="PBJ-Danko20170914">{{cite news |last=Danko |first=Pete |date=2017-09-14 |df=mdy |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/09/14/apple-farm-wind-that-is-under-construction-in.html |title=Apple Inc.'s Massive Oregon Wind Farm Breaks Ground |work=Portland Business Journal |access-date=2024-05-28}}</ref><ref name="AV-ER2019Q3">{{cite web |title=AVANGRID Reports Third Quarter 2019 Earnings |url=https://www.avangrid.com/w/avangrid-reports-third-quarter-2019-earnings |date=2019-10-29 |df=mdy |work=Avangrid |access-date=2024-05-28}}</ref>
|Phase 1 - 56
112-269
|-
|Saddle Butte Wind - Four Mile Wind
|[[Gilliam County, Oregon|Gilliam County]] and [[Morrow County, Oregon|Morrow County]]
|399
|Proposed
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://renewablenw.org/node/saddle-butte-wind|title=Saddle Butte Wind {{!}} Renewable Northwest|website=renewablenw.org |access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oregon.gov/energy/facilities-safety/facilities/Pages/SBW.aspx |title=State of Oregon: Facilities - Saddle Butte Wind Park |website=www.oregon.gov |access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref>
|133
|-
|2Morrow Energy
|[[Gilliam County, Oregon|Gilliam County]] and [[Morrow County, Oregon|Morrow County]]
|900
|Proposed
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://renewablenw.org/node/2morrow-energy |title=2Morrow Energy {{!}} Renewable Northwest |website=renewablenw.org |access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref>
|
|}
[[File:H3 Montague Wind Power Project.jpg|thumb|226x226px|Montague Wind Project under construction.|alt=|left]]
[[Caithness Energy]] has the [[Shepherds Flat Wind Farm]], one of the largest land-based wind farms in the world. Approved in 2008 by state regulators, groundbreaking came in 2009. It officially opened in September 2012 and "reached full commercial operations in November 2012."<ref name="USDoE-LPO-SF" /> There have been some [[Gilliam County, Oregon#Shepherds Flat Wind Farm controversy|controversies]] around the project that emerged in 2009 and 2010.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schmit |first=Julie |date=2009-12-10 |df=mdy |url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-12-10-ge-wind-farm-turbines_N.htm |title=GE gets contract for big wind farm in Oregon |work=USA Today |access-date=2024-05-28}}</ref>

In fall 2017, construction was started on the [[Montague Wind Power Project]], a project owned and operated by [[Avangrid Renewables]] to provide power to [[Apple Inc.|Apple Inc]].'s Prineville Data Center through Oregon's Direct Access Program. "Apple says Montague will provide it 560,000 megawatt-hours of electricity annually."<ref name="AWT-Sellers20170519" /><ref name="PBJ-Danko20170914" />

Along with the wind farm there have been several proposed solar farms. On April 20, 2020, Avangrid requested to change the boundary and site layout of its Montague Wind Power Facility. This request was to split "the existing site certificate into three new site certificates for facilities to be named Montague Wind, Montague Solar, and Oregon Trail Solar; and, transfer of site certificates for Montague Solar and Oregon Trail Solar to new limited liability companies, Montague Solar, LLC and Oregon Trail Solar, LLC, wholly owned subsidiaries of the current certificate holder owner, Avangrid Renewables, LLC."<ref>{{cite web |title=State of Oregon: Facilities - Montague Wind Power Facility |url=https://www.oregon.gov/energy/facilities-safety/facilities/Pages/MWP.aspx |website=www.oregon.gov |access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref>