Pinyon Pine II

OperatingWind

Ranked #20 of 116 Wind plants in CA#577 of 1442 nationally

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

EIAGEMWD

132 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2012

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

35.0268, -118.2233

County

Kern, CA

Nearby Plants

Alta Wind VIII
Wind150 MW · 1.0 km
Pinyon Pine I
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Brookfield Tehachapi 1
Wind102 MW · 2.6 km

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 II, LLC	BHE Renewables	—
Owner(s)	Pinyon Pines Wind II, LLC	Berkshire Hathaway	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Pinyon Pine II is a 132 MW wind power plant located in Kern County, California. The plant began operating in 2012 and utilizes one generator with onshore wind turbine technology. The facility is owned by Berkshire Hathaway and operated by Pinyon Pines Wind II, LLC. It interconnects to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. The plant is ranked 20th out of 28 wind plants in California and 571st out of 734 nationally.

The wind farm consists of Vestas V90-3.0 turbines with a rotor diameter of 90 meters and a hub height of 80 meters. In the most recent year of reported data, Pinyon Pine II generated 233,115 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 20.1%. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $102.86 per MWh.

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Engineering & Generators