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Alta Wind VIII
Power plant · Wind
Key facts
Power plant · Windran 17% of 2025 Operating- Capacity
- Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
- Commissioned
- 2012
- Net generation, 2025
- 219,153 MWh
- Grid
- 230 kV to Southern California Edison Co (CISO)
- Location
- Kern County, California
- Operated by
- Nextera Energy Resources
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- Technology
- Wind source: “Onshore Wind Turbine”
- Age
- 14 years since 2012
All 5 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Grid |
|
| Fuel burned (MMBtu), 2025 | 747,751 |
| Capacity factor, 2025 | 0.167 |
| Net generation (MWh), 2025 | 219,153 |
| Balancing authority code | CISO |
Ownership
2 companies2| Company | Role | Share | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nextera Energy Resources | Operator | EIA-860M | ||
| Brookfield Renewable Energy Group | Owner | 100.0% | Dec 31, 2025 | EIA-860 |
Timeline
- In service · EIA-860M
Sources
4 sourcesSources EIA-860M · EIA · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory · EIA-860 Annual Electric Generator Report — Schedule 4 Owner (ownership shares per generator), plus Plant/Generator schedules
Sources
- EIA-860M
- EIASource: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity bulk data (Form EIA-923 monthly plant series)
- EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
- EIA-860 Annual Electric Generator Report — Schedule 4 Owner (ownership shares per generator), plus Plant/Generator schedules
Around this plant
Nearby
within 15 mi| Project | Kind | Away | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windhub Solar B, LLC Under construction | Solar | 2.2 mi | 26.4 |
| Tehachapi Spindle Withdrawn | Storage | 2.6 mi | 20 |
| Syracuse and Tours Renewable Energy Permitted | Solar + storage | 6.7 mi | 80 |
| Sanborn Hybrid 3 Under construction | Solar + storage | 7.2 mi | 1,400 |
| Aratina Solar Center 2 Under construction | Solar + storage | 8.7 mi | 200 |
| Willow Rock Energy Storage Center Contracted | Storage | 9.0 mi | 500 |
| Tehachapi Wind Resource I Postponed | Wind | 9.1 mi | 0.6 |
| Bellefield 2 Solar & Energy Storage Farm Under construction | Solar + storage | 9.4 mi | 500 |
| 4001 and 2510 ClearVista Solar and Wind Withdrawn | Wind | 10.5 mi | 24.5 |
| Camino Solar Hybrid Postponed | Storage | 13.5 mi | 11 |
| Bellefield 3 Solar and Battery Storage Contracted | Solar + storage | 13.7 mi | 150 |