Pinyon Pine I

OperatingWind

Ranked #5 of 116 Wind plants in CA#430 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

2012

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

35.0434, -118.2118

County

Kern, CA

Nearby Plants

Pinyon Pine II
Wind132 MW · 2.1 km
Alta Wind VIII
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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	Pinyon Pines Wind I, LLC	BHE Renewables	—
Owner(s)	Pinyon Pines Wind I, LLC	Berkshire Hathaway	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Pinyon Pine I is a 168 MW wind power plant located in Kern County, California. The facility, which commenced operations in 2012, utilizes onshore wind turbine technology and consists of one generator. The plant is owned by Berkshire Hathaway and operated by Pinyon Pines Wind I, LLC. It interconnects to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Pinyon Pine I is the 4th largest wind farm out of 28 in California, and ranks 423rd nationally out of 734 wind facilities.

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 with available data, Pinyon Pine I generated 306,599 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 20.7%. Financial data indicates that the plant has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $102.86 per MWh.

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Engineering & Generators