Alta Wind X

OperatingWind

Ranked #17 of 116 Wind plants in CA#565 of 1442 nationally

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

EIAGEMWD

138 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2014

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

35.0991, -118.2311

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	Alta Wind X, LLC	BHE Renewables	—
Owner(s)	NRG Renew	Berkshire Hathaway	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Alta Wind X is a 138 MW wind power plant located in Kern County, California. The plant began operating in 2014 and is owned by Berkshire Hathaway, with Alta Wind X, LLC as the listed operator per EIA data. The facility consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The plant uses GE Wind GE2.85-103 turbines, which have a rotor diameter of 103 meters and a hub height of 85 meters.

The plant operates within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. In the most recent year of reported data, Alta Wind X generated 379,046 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 31.2%. Alta Wind X is ranked as the 17th largest wind farm out of 28 in California, and 559th out of 734 nationally. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $10.89 per MWh.

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Engineering & Generators