About 10 miles southwest of Maupin, Wasco County, Oregon (Maupin town point used for coordinates)BrightNight
Preliminary Application for Site Certificate (Dec 2025/Jan 2026), Background Information exhibit: construction targeted to start Q2 2027 after the site certificate, 24 to 32 months long, "Commercial Operations Date expected by Q4 2029".[1]
BrightNight's Deschutes Solar and Battery Energy Storage System in Wasco County, Oregon is a proposed 1,000 MW solar plant with up to 4,000 MWh of storage (BrightNight's page says up to 1,000 MWh) under state siting review since a January 2026 application; no cost has been published.