Brookfield Tehachapi 1

OperatingWind

Ranked #26 of 116 Wind plants in CA#696 of 1442 nationally

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

EIAGEMWD

102 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2012

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

35.0083, -118.2414

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	Coram California Development, L.P.	NextEra Energy	—
Owner(s)	Brookfield Renewable Energy Group	NextEra Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Brookfield Tehachapi 1 is a 102 MW wind power plant located in Kern County, California. The plant began operating in 2012 and is owned by NextEra Energy, with Coram California Development, L.P. listed as the operator. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The facility is connected 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 90 meters. The turbines were manufactured by Vestas, model V90-3.0. In the most recent year with available data, the plant generated 276,867 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 30.9%. Brookfield Tehachapi 1 ranks 27th out of 28 wind plants in California and 690th out of 734 nationally. The plant has a reported power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $119.0 per MWh, according to FERC EQR data.

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