HIGH WINDS LLC

How HIGH WINDS LLC compares

With 162 MW of capacity, HIGH WINDS LLC ranks 92nd among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 6th of the 89 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.0% of California's operating Wind capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 99th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2003, it is older than 51% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Solano County with 24 other operating plants, including SOLANO WIND and SHILOH I WIND PROJECT.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 162 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 233 GWh in 2024 (a 16% capacity factor), down 23% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is BIRDS LANDING (230 kV), about 1.6 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, about 1.0 miles away. Another 44 operating power plants totaling 4,949 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is DELTA ENERGY CENTER (944 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 13 mapped data centers; the nearest is Level(3) Oakland in Emeryville, about 33.6 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology