26.1 MW Wind operating in Kern, CA — California Independent System Operator
26.1 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
1981
Operating Since
Coordinates
35.0686, -118.3833
County
Kern, CA
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Wind Stream Operations LLC | Windstream Holdings | — |
| Owner(s) | Wind Stream Operations LLC | Windstream Holdings Inc | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Windstream Holdings Inc
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Victory Garden (Tehachapi) is a 26.1 MW wind power plant located in Kern County, California. The plant began operating in 1981 and has 2 onshore wind turbine generators. Wind Stream Operations LLC is the plant's operator.
The plant's latest annual generation was 32,973 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 14.4%. Victory Garden operates within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. It is ranked 68th out of 116 wind plants in California, and 1037th out of 1424 wind plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
California Independent System Operator
Grid Voltage
66 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
2.3K MWh
Latest Month
33.0K MWh
Annual Generation
14.4%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
TH_SP15_GEN-APND
Node Source
Shared substation inference