PACIFIC WIND LLC

How PACIFIC WIND LLC compares

With 152 MW of capacity, PACIFIC WIND LLC ranks 102nd among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 8th of the 89 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.8% of California's operating Wind capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 112th-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, EDF RENEWABLE SERVICES INC, runs 12 operating plants in California totaling 761 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 152 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 311 GWh in 2024 (a 23% capacity factor), down 54% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is WHIRLWIND (500 kV), about 2.5 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 500 kV line owned by AZUSA LIGHT & POWER, about 1.5 miles away. Another 77 operating power plants totaling 6,417 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CASTAIC (1,682 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