MANZANA WIND LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 189 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Kern County
- Operator
- IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2012
- EIA plant ID
- 57484
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 544 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 33%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 34.9349, -118.4612
MANZANA WIND LLC, a 189 MW Wind power plant in Kern County, California. Operated by IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC, commissioned 2012.
How MANZANA WIND LLC compares
With 189 MW of capacity, MANZANA WIND LLC ranks 79th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 3rd of the 89 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.5% of California's operating Wind capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 82nd-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2012, it is newer than 63% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC, runs 6 operating plants in California totaling 551 MW. It shares Kern County with 118 other operating plants, including LA PALOMA GENERATING LLC and PASTORIA ENERGY FACILITY LLC.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 189 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 544 GWh in 2024 (a 33% capacity factor), up 4% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is WHIRLWIND (500 kV), about 5.6 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line, about 2.0 miles away. Another 72 operating power plants totaling 4,614 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is PASTORIA ENERGY FACILITY LLC (750 MW, Natural Gas).
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
MANZANA WIND LLC is a 189 MW wind power plant in Kern County, CA, operated by IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC, commissioned in 2012. Kern County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.7 of 5 at the 18th 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.
Kern 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 High | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.08 |
| Heat wave | Relatively High | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | 7.5 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 5.6 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.06 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.37 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 5.4 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | 8.0 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 0th | 1.0 of 5 | 0.10 |
Perils not assessed in Kern 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 Kern 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.