Mountain View IV — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 57459
- Capacity
- 49 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Riverside, CA
- Operating Since
- 2012
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- AES Distributed Energy
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 186,819 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 43.4%
- Balancing Authority
- California Independent System Operator
- ISO/RTO
- CAISO
- NERC Region
- WECC
Mountain View IV
OperatingWindGEM: retired
Ranked #49 of 116 Wind plants in CA#959 of 1442 nationally
49 MW Wind operating in Riverside, CA — California Independent System Operator
EIAGEMWD
49 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2012
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
33.8826, -116.5620
County
Riverside, 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 | AES Distributed Energy | Terra-Gen [100%] | — |
| Owner(s) | AES Distributed Energy | Terra-Gen [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | retired | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Terra-Gen [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Mountain View IV is a 49 MW wind power plant located in Riverside County, California. The plant began operating in 2012 and is owned and operated by AES Distributed Energy. It utilizes a single onshore wind turbine generator. The facility ranks 49th out of 116 wind plants in California, and 950th nationally out of 1424.
The plant's wind turbine is manufactured by Mitsubishi, model MWT62/1.0, with a rotor diameter of 61.4 meters and a hub height of 60 meters. In its most recent year of operation, Mountain View IV generated 186,819 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 43.4%. The plant operates within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
California Independent System Operator
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
4.1K MWh
Latest Month
186.8K MWh
Annual Generation
43.4%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
GARNET_7_N011
Pricing Hub
TH_SP15_GEN-APND
Location Type
Pricing Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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