Golden Hills Wind

OperatingWind

Ranked #33 of 116 Wind plants in CA#796 of 1442 nationally

85.9 MW Wind operating in Alameda, CA — California Independent System Operator

EIAGEMWD

85.9 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2015

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

37.7148, -121.6332

County

Alameda, 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	Golden Hills Wind, LLC	NextEra Energy	—
Owner(s)	Golden Hills Wind, LLC	NextEra Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Golden Hills Wind is an 85.9 MW wind power plant located in Alameda County, California. The facility began operating in 2015 and is owned and operated by Golden Hills Wind, LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy. The plant utilizes a single generator comprised of onshore wind turbines. Specifically, it uses GE 1.7-100 model turbines manufactured by GE Wind, with a rotor diameter of 100 meters and a hub height of 80 meters.

The plant's latest annual generation was 247,376 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 32.7%. Golden Hills Wind operates within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. In terms of size, Golden Hills Wind ranks as the 33rd largest wind plant in California out of 116, and 788th nationally out of 1424.

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Engineering & Generators