Alta Wind Energy Center V

OperatingWind

Ranked #4 of 116 Wind plants in CA#432 of 1442 nationally

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

EIAGEMWD

168 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2011

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

35.0086, -118.2422

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

Ownership Chain

About

Alta Wind Energy Center V is a 168 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 V, LLC. It utilizes a single onshore wind turbine generator. The plant is interconnected to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.

The facility's primary fuel source is wind (WND). The plant's wind 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 its most recent year of operation, the plant generated 288,403 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 19.5%. Alta Wind Energy Center V ranks 5th out of 28 wind plants in California and 424th out of 734 wind plants nationally. The plant has a reported power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $11.73 per MWh, according to FERC data.

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Engineering & Generators