Troutdale OR

Troutdale OR
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Troutdale OR Map
Type of Municipality	City
Date Established	October 2, 1907
Area	6.02 sq.mi6.02 sqmi <br />6.02 sq_mi <br />15.592 sq.km <br />3,852.8 Acres <br />
Elevation	3030 ft <br />9.144 m <br />
Population	1615016,150 people <br />
Timezone	PST

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Troutdale is a city in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States, immediately north of Gresham and east of Wood Village. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 16,300. The city serves as the western gateway to the Historic Columbia River Highway, the Mount Hood Scenic Byway, and the Columbia River Gorge. It is approximately 12 miles (19 km) east of Portland and is part of the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area.

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		Portland General Electric’s 400 MW Battery Energy Storage Project
		Portland General Electric (PGE) has launched the largest battery storage project in Oregon, adding 400 MW of non-emitting capacity across two locations to bolster clean energy reliability and support the state’s transition to renewable power. These battery storage facilities, located in Seaside and Troutdale, will provide enough energy to power approximately 260,000 homes for up to four hours during peak demand, directly supporting PGE’s carbon reduction goals. The Seaside facility, developed by Eolian, and the Troutdale facility, owned by NextEra Energy Resources, are anticipated to go online by 2025 and 2024, respectively. This project enhances grid flexibility and resilience, positioning PGE to integrate more renewable sources like wind and solar into its portfolio while reducing greenhouse gas emissions in alignment with Oregon's clean energy targets.

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The community was once known as Sandy, after the nearby Sandy River; the post office in Sandy was established in 1854 and closed in 1868. In 1873, the current city of Sandy in Clackamas County, which was formerly named "Revenue", established a different Sandy post office that is still in operation. Troutdale was named by pioneer John Harlow for the trout pond in a dale near his house. Troutdale post office was founded in 1880. In 1925, a company, the Bissinger Wool Pullery, was moved from Sellwood, Oregon, and opened for business on Macadam Road along the west bank of the Sandy River. An iconic water tower stands nearby. The company was featured in a Ripley's Believe it or Not! column because a cat was reportedly found in a stack of animal hides that the company was going to use for its products. The cat was taken care of and became the company's mascot, and was said to have lived a long and healthy life. The water tower is now known as the "Old Historic Water Tower".

Reynolds Aluminum was once the area's biggest employer. The Reynolds plant in Troutdale was established in 1941 to provide aluminum for the war effort. The plant closed in 2000. The nearby city of Wood Village was a company town founded to house workers from the Reynolds plant.