HATCHET RIDGE WIND PROJECT
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 101 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Shasta County
- Operator
- PATTERN OPERATORS LP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2010
- EIA plant ID
- 56654
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 268 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 30%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.8981, -121.8036
HATCHET RIDGE WIND PROJECT, a 101 MW Wind power plant in Shasta County, California. Operated by PATTERN OPERATORS LP, commissioned 2010.
How HATCHET RIDGE WIND PROJECT compares
With 101 MW of capacity, HATCHET RIDGE WIND PROJECT ranks 166th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 24th of the 89 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.9% of California's operating Wind capacity and 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 234th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2010, it is newer than 56% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, PATTERN OPERATORS LP, runs 2 operating plants in California totaling 366 MW. It shares Shasta County with 32 other operating plants, including SHASTA and REDDING POWER.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 101 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 268 GWh in 2024 (a 30% capacity factor), down 3% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is HATCHET RIDGE WIND (69 kV), about 0.6 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, about 0.6 miles away. Another 21 operating power plants totaling 880 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is JAMES B BLACK (172 MW, Hydro).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
HATCHET RIDGE WIND PROJECT is a 101 MW wind power plant in Shasta County, CA, operated by PATTERN OPERATORS LP, commissioned in 2010. Shasta County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.8 of 5 at the 20th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 98th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a wind plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Shasta County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively High | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 94th | 4.7 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 5.0 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 9th | 1.3 of 5 | 14.2 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.07 |
| Hail | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.10 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | 20.9 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 1st | 1.0 of 5 | 0.02 |
Perils not assessed in Shasta County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Ice storm | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Shasta County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.