SOLANO WIND

How SOLANO WIND compares

With 228 MW of capacity, SOLANO WIND ranks 65th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 2nd of the 89 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 4.2% of California's operating Wind capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 32nd-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2006, it is newer than 50% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTIL DIST, runs 14 operating plants in California totaling 2,070 MW. It shares Solano County with 24 other operating plants, including HIGH WINDS LLC and SHILOH I WIND PROJECT.

EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 301 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 228 MW). Net generation was 640 GWh in 2024. Its generators came online between 2006 and 2024.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is BIRDS LANDING (230 kV), about 3.4 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, about 0.5 miles away. Another 46 operating power plants totaling 5,086 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is DELTA ENERGY CENTER (944 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 14 mapped data centers; the nearest is Level(3) Oakland in Emeryville, about 34.3 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