Alta Wind Energy Center III

OperatingWind

Ranked #13 of 116 Wind plants in CA#518 of 1442 nationally

150 MW Wind operating in Kern, CA — California Independent System Operator

EIAGEMWD

150 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2011

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

35.0239, -118.2953

County

Kern, CA

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Ownership & Operator

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	Alta Wind III, LLC	Longroad Energy	—
Owner(s)	NRG Renew	Everpower	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as Everpower

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

Alta Wind Energy Center III is a 150 MW wind power plant located in Kern County, California. The plant began operating in 2011 and is owned and operated by Alta Wind III, LLC. It utilizes a single onshore wind turbine generator. The facility is interconnected to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.

The plant's primary fuel source is wind (WND). The wind turbine has a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 90 meters. The turbine was manufactured by Vestas and is model V90-3.0. In its most recent year of operation, the plant generated 363,214 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 27.5%. The plant has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $11.73 per MWh. Alta Wind Energy Center III ranks as the 15th largest wind farm out of 28 in California, and 503rd out of 734 nationally.

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