Point Wind — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 63482
- Capacity
- 64.5 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Kern, CA
- Operating Since
- 2021
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 234,106 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 41.4%
- Balancing Authority
- California Independent System Operator
- ISO/RTO
- CAISO
- NERC Region
- WECC
Point Wind
OperatingWind
Ranked #40 of 116 Wind plants in CA#883 of 1442 nationally
64.5 MW Wind operating in Kern, CA — California Independent System Operator
EIAGEMWD
64.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2021
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
35.0886, -118.3525
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 | Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind | Terra-Gen [100%] | — |
| Owner(s) | Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind | Terra-Gen [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Terra-Gen [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Point Wind is a 64.5 MW wind power plant located in Kern County, California. The facility began operating in 2021 and is owned and operated by Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind. It utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbine technology. The plant is interconnected to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) region.
The facility's wind turbines are manufactured by Vestas, model V136-3.6, with a hub height of 82 meters and a rotor diameter of 136 meters. In its most recent year of operation, Point Wind generated 234,106 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 41.4%. Point Wind ranks as the 40th largest wind farm in California out of 116, and 873rd nationally 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
230 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
15.8K MWh
Latest Month
234.1K MWh
Annual Generation
41.4%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
TEHAPI1_6_N003
Pricing Hub
TH_SP15_GEN-APND
Location Type
Pricing Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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