Alta Wind Energy Center IV

OperatingWind

Ranked #27 of 116 Wind plants in CA#700 of 1442 nationally

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

EIAGEMWD

102 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2011

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

43.8415, -75.5956

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 IV, LLC	Terra-Gen	—
Owner(s)	NRG Renew	NRG Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Alta Wind Energy Center IV is a 102 MW wind power plant located in Kern County, California. The plant began operating in 2011 and is owned by NRG Energy and operated by Alta Wind IV, LLC. It utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines. The facility is interconnected to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) region. The plant is ranked 26th out of 28 wind plants in California and 692nd out of 734 nationally.

The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 90 meters. The turbines were manufactured by Vestas, model V90-3.0. In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 193,377 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 21.6%. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $11.73 per MWh.

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