Sand Hill A — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 63126
- Capacity
- 13.5 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Alameda, CA
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Viracocha Wind LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- California Independent System Operator
- ISO/RTO
- CAISO
- NERC Region
- WECC
Sand Hill A
PlannedWindGEM: pre-construction
Ranked #82 of 116 Wind plants in CA#1132 of 1442 nationally
13.5 MW Wind planned in Alameda, CA — California Independent System Operator
EIAGEM
13.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
37.7438, -121.6078
County
Alameda, CA
Nearby Plants
- Sand Hill BWind17 MW · 1.6 km
- Sand Hill CWind80 MW · 3.1 km
- Diablo Winds LLCWind18 MW · 3.1 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 | Viracocha Wind LLC | Sustainable Power Group LLC [100%] | — |
| Owner(s) | Viracocha Wind LLC | Sustainable Power Group LLC [100%] | — |
| Status | Planned | pre-construction | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Sand Hill A is a 13.5 MW wind power plant located in Alameda County, California. The facility consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. It is owned and operated by Viracocha Wind LLC.
The plant's electricity production is managed within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority, which operates within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Sand Hill A ranks as the 82nd largest power plant in California out of 116, and nationally it is ranked 1120 out of 1424.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
California Independent System Operator
Grid Voltage
60 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Ralph Substation
Substation Distance
0.445 km
Operator
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
SEAWEST_6_N001
Pricing Hub
TH_NP15_GEN-APND
Location Type
Pricing Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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