CA Wind Farms
CA state has a number of wind farms. With the exception of a few states, only wind farms 200MW and greater are listed. There are a ton of smaller capacity wind farms as well.
Wind drive large turbines that power an generator in the nacelle, which produces electricity. Often the electricity is stored in large battery storage banks (like Tesla Megapacks), which is tied to the grid.
WIND FARM | MW | TURBINES | LOCATION |
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Ocotillo Wind I | 223 | 94 | Imperial County |
Alta III | 150 | 50 | Kern County |
Alta IV | 102 | 34 | Kern County |
Alta V | 168 | 56 | Kern County |
Alta VI (partial) | 132 | 44 | Kern County |
Alta VIII (partial) | 129 | 43 | Kern County |
Alta X | 137 | 48 | Kern County |
Brookfield Tehachapi | 102 | 34 | Kern County |
Manzana Winds | 189 | 126 | Kern County |
North Sky River | 162 | 100 | Kern County |
Pacific Wind | 144 | 70 | Kern County |
Pine Tree Wind Farm | 120 | 80 | Kern County |
Pinyon Pines I | 168 | 56 | Kern County |
Pinyon Pines II | 132 | 44 | Kern County |
Rising Tree South | 99 | 30 | Kern County |
Voyager II | 194 | 54 | Kern County |
Voyager Wind | 131 | 38 | Kern County |
Windstar | 120 | 60 | Kern County |
Tule | 131 | 57 | San Diego County |
Hatchett Ridge | 101 | 44 | Shasta County |
High Winds | 162 | 90 | Solano County |
Shiloh II | 150 | 75 | Solano County |
Shiloh IV | 103 | 50 | Solano County |
Shiloh Wind Project | 150 | 100 | Solano County |
Solano Phase 3 | 128 | 55 | Solano County |