Vasco Winds

OperatingWind

Ranked #37 of 116 Wind plants in CA#836 of 1442 nationally

78.2 MW Wind operating in Contra Costa, CA — California Independent System Operator

EIAGEMWD

78.2 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2011

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

37.7941, -121.7015

County

Contra Costa, 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	Vasco Winds, LLC	NextEra Energy	—
Owner(s)	Vasco Winds, LLC	NextEra Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Vasco Winds is a 78.2 MW wind power plant located in Contra Costa County, California. The plant, which began operating in 2011, is owned by NextEra Energy and operated by Vasco Winds, LLC. It utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbine technology. The facility ranks as the 36th largest wind farm in California out of 116, and 826th nationally out of 1424. The plant connects 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 turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 101 meters. The turbines were manufactured by Siemens, model SWT-2.3-101. In the most recent year with available data, Vasco Winds generated 222,990 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 32.4%. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $102.6 per MWh.

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