PINE TREE WIND POWER PROJECT

How PINE TREE WIND POWER PROJECT compares

With 135 MW of capacity, PINE TREE WIND POWER PROJECT ranks 121st among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 18th of the 89 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.5% of California's operating Wind capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 163rd-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2009, it is newer than 54% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER & POWER, runs 25 operating plants in California totaling 5,537 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 135 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 115 GWh in 2024 (a 9.7% capacity factor), down 6% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is PINETREE (230 kV), about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by AZUSA LIGHT & POWER, about 0.1 miles away. Another 51 operating power plants totaling 3,148 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is PINYON PINE I (168 MW, Wind).

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