Amazon Secures Permitted 1.2GW Oregon Solar and Storage Site

The Daily Dig:

Amazon Energy, through an Amazon-affiliated special purpose entity, has received court approval to acquire the Sunstone Solar and Battery Storage Facility in Morrow County, Oregon, following the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of developer Pine Gate Renewables. The sale was approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas and transfers the project’s permits and site control to Amazon after a winning bid of approximately $83 million.

According to state records and industry reporting, the Sunstone project holds a Final Site Certificate issued by the Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council, authorizing up to 1.2 gigawatts of solar generation and 1.2 gigawatts of battery energy storage. Trade outlets have characterized the project as “shovel ready” based on its permitting status. Interconnection approvals, transfer applications, and utility coordination are separate processes and have not been publicly finalized. Amazon has not disclosed a construction schedule.

Snapshot:

• Project: Sunstone Solar + Battery Storage Facility (1.2 GW solar, 1.2 GW storage)

• New Owner / Buyer: Amazon Energy (via affiliated SPV)

• Former Owner / Seller: Pine Gate Renewables (Chapter 11 debtor)

• Sector: Utility-scale solar + energy storage

• Value / Winning Bid: US $83 million

• Status: Permitted; site control transferred through bankruptcy sale

• Permitting: Approved by Oregon EFSC (Final Order on Application for Site Certificate)

• Location: Morrow County, Oregon, USA

• Timeline: Fully permitted; construction timing not disclosed

TheJobWalk Thoughts:

Amazon is making moves once again in the energy & AI infrastructure world. Amazon now controls a permitted site in a constrained power market, and progress from here will depend on utility coordination, internal capital decisions, and execution sequencing, not paperwork. However, looking at Amazon’s track record, I doubt there’ll be any issue there.