Electricity From Wind Energy Statistics and Data

In 2019, wind energy generated within California totaled 13,680 gigawatt-hours (GWh) or 6.83 percent of California's in-state generation portfolio. Wind energy power plants generating in California during at least part of the year had a total capacity of 5,973 megawatts.

Note: Listings that show “CAISO In-State Wind Generation” indicate an estimate has been used in place of WPRS (Wind Performance Reporting System) data. WPRS came into effect for the 2014 calendar year. Starting in 2015, CAISO generation data may be published as a preliminary estimate until validated WPRS data becomes available. The CAISO estimates do not always carry the source county data so the default is “ALL” to refer to counties in California.

Contact: Michael Nyberg

 

Wind Production (Instate)



YearCompany NameEIA
Plant ID		CEC
Plant ID		Plant NameState Capacity (MW) Gross MWh Net MWh
2019Alta Wind VIII LLC57835W0393Alta Wind VIII, LLCCA150.0237,116237,116
2019BP Wind Energy North America50553W0391Edom Hills Project 1, LLCCA20.028,50028,500
2019CalWind Resources Inc10191W0284Wind Resource I (Calwind Wind Resource I)CA8.714,03814,038
2019CalWind Resources Inc54909W0320Wind Resource II (Calwind)CA20.047,61947,619
2019Coram California Development LP57962W0408Coram California Development, LPCA102.0247,038247,038
2019Difwinds Farm Ltd V54685W0386Difwind Farms LTD VCA3.16,4236,423
2019EUI Management PH Inc10027W0268Windparks Unlimited 1 and 2CA25.237,74937,749
2019EverPower Wind Holdings Inc57833W0406Mustang Hills LLC (Alta Wind VI Energy Center)CA150.0264,160264,160
2019Foundation Windpower57594W0395Teichert VernalisCA1.52,0062,006
2019Foundation Windpower57626W0396Safeway TracyCA2.02,6942,694
2019Foundation Windpower57792W0397IEUACA1.04444
2019Foundation Windpower57791W0398Anheuser-BuschCA1.52,7292,729
2019Foundation Windpower58112W0399Cemex MadisonCA1.01,7191,719
2019Foundation Windpower58105W0400Wal-Mart Red BluffCA1.01,6211,621
2019Foundation Windpower58113W0401Robertsons Ready-MixCA2.08,7168,716
2019Foundation Windpower58114W0402Nestle WatersCA5.118,57718,577
2019Foundation Windpower58102W0403Cemex BMQCA3.03,8623,862
2019Foundation Windpower58105W0404Cemex River PlantCA3.23,2213,221
2019Foundation Windpower58104W0405Superior FarmsCA1.01,4841,484
2019Foundation WindpowerMissingW0456Anheuser-Busch #2CA1.63,6753,675
2019FPL Energy Operating Services Inc54647W0270Terra-Gen Mojave Windfarms (TPC Wind Farms - Tehachapi Power Purchase Trust)CA28.352,24852,248
2019FPL Energy Operating Services Inc52143W0312Mojave 3 (Mojave 3-4-5 (Desertwind II PPC Trust) - 6113)CA22.848,01648,016
2019FPL Energy Operating Services Inc50536W0357Solano Wind 1,2 (SMUD Solano Phase 2)CA102.2193,693193,693
2019FPL Energy Operating Services Inc55152W0358Shiloh I Wind (Victory Garden Prtnr PHIV)CA150.0381,867381,867
2019FPL Energy Operating Services Inc50823W0364Dillon WindCA45.0147,099147,099
2019FPL Energy Operating Services Inc52143W0365Difwind Farms LTD ICA5.4204204
2019FPL Energy Operating Services Inc52143W0366Difwind Farms LTD IICA1.83333
2019Hatchet Ridge Wind LLC56654W0369Hatchet Ridge Wind, LLCCA101.2252,366252,366
2019International Turbine Research10005W0354International Turbine Research Inc. (Retired June 14, 2018)CA18.413,97213,972
2019Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP)56433W0368Pine Tree Wind Power PlantCA135.0263,891257,775
2019Mesa Wind Power Corporation50535W0260Mesa Wind Power CorporationCA29.92,2822,282
2019Mojave 16/17/18 LLC50822W0313Mojave 16, 17, 18 (Mojave 16-17-18 (Desertwind III PPC Trust) - 6063-6114)CA83.6101,245101,245
2019NextEra Energy Resources LLC57201W0371FPL Energy Montezuma Winds LLCCA36.890,09190,091
2019NextEra Energy Resources LLC57701W0392Montezuma Wind IICA78.2188,201188,201
2019NextEra Energy Resources LLC57700W0394Vasco Wind Energy CenterCA78.2242,054242,054
2019NextEra Energy Resources LLC50013W0423Diablo Wind LLCCA18.054,48854,488
2019North Sky River Energy LLC58121W0414North Sky River, LLCCA162.0430,471430,471
2019Not Available50552W0258Cabazon Wind Partners, LLCCA40.9106,667106,667
2019Not Available50532W0271Wind Stream Operations 6039 (Zond Systems Inc - 6039)CA6.38,3168,316
2019Not Available50532W0272Wind Stream Operations 6040 (Zond Systems Inc - 6040)CA6.79,2559,255
2019Not Available50532W0273Wind Stream Operations 6041 (Zond Systems Inc - 6041)CA4.55,3845,384
2019Not Available56570W0274Wind Stream Operations 6042 (Zond Systems Inc - 6042)CA6.37,0597,059
2019Not Available52161W027585A (Zond Systems Inc - 6043)CA14.112,07812,078
2019Not Available52163W027685B (Zond Systems Inc - 6044)CA21.116,01416,014
2019Not Available50536W0289Sky River Partnership (ESI Energy Inc - 6065)CA69.5100,391100,391
2019Not AvailableMissingW0304Victory Gardens IV (6103)CA19.624,51124,511
2019Not Available52161W0306Terra-Gen 251 Wind (Zond Monolith X)CA15.817,61617,616
2019Not AvailableMissingW0310Wind Stream Operations 6111 (AES Tehachapi Wind - Zond Systems Inc - Northwind)CA6.36,7506,750
2019Not Available50533W0311Painted Hills Wind Developers (Zond Systems Inc - 6112)CA19.236,99636,996
2019Not AvailableMissingW0465Scheid VineyardsCA1.94,0404,040
2019Not Available61066W0466CDCR-LACCA1.94,5324,532
2019Not Available61582W0471Voyager Wind II, LLCCA128.7461,824461,824
2019Not Available61583W0472Voyager Wind III, LLCCA43.2136,137136,137
2019Not Available61584W0473Voyager Wind IV, LLCCA21.677,35677,356
2019Oasis Power Partners LLC56302W0385Oasis Power Partners, LLCCA60.0148,722148,722
2019Pettern Energy (Ocotillo LLC)57514W0409Ocotillo Express LLCCA265.4594,610594,610
2019Ridgetop Energy LLC54931W0265Ridgetop Energy II (Cannon Energy Corp)CA46.9133,872133,872
2019Ridgetop Energy LLC10597W0297Ridgetop Energy (Cannon Energy Corp - 6092)CA25.443,09143,091
2019San Gorgornio Farms Inc50281W0261San Gorgonio Farms Wind FarmCA31.087,10687,106
2019San Gorgornio Farms Inc10718W0286Karen Avenue Wind FarmCA11.731,09431,094
2019Seawest Energy Group54258W0277Phoenix Wind (Section 20 Trust)CA2.100
2019Seawest Energy Group50820W0278East Winds Project (NAWP Inc)CA3.06,4116,411
2019Seawest Energy Group40485W0292Altech III (NAWP Inc. - 6087)CA11.25,7975,797
2019Seawest Energy Group57302W0299Green Power I (Dutch Energy Corp)CA16.217,19417,194
2019Seawest Energy Group56075W0355High WindsCA162.0264,416264,416
2019Seawest Energy Group58092W0356Solano Wind 3 (SMUD Solano Phase 1)CA127.8328,659328,659
2019See WPRS for details50386W0262Windland Inc Boxcar ICA7.514,97814,978
2019See WPRS for detailsMissingW0301Windland Inc Boxcar IICA7.816,53916,539
2019See WPRS for details50754W0319Oak Creek Wind PowerCA31.558,54358,543
2019See WPRS for details10586W0360Mountain View IIICA22.467,89767,897
2019See WPRS for details54686W0374Difwind Farms Ltd VICA22.323,45123,451
2019See WPRS for details54453W0380EDF Renewable Windfarm V Inc (ENXCO V)CA15.512,47612,476
2019See WPRS for detailsMissingW0390Golden Acorn CasinoCA1.04,3034,303
2019See WPRS for detailsMissingW0413WAGNER WIND, LLCCA6.014,46314,463
2019See WPRS for detailsMissingW0420Manzana WindCA189.0490,645490,645
2019See WPRS for detailsMissingW0421Shiloh III Wind Project, LLCCA102.5266,081266,081
2019See WPRS for detailsMissingW0422Shiloh IV Wind Project, LLCCA102.5268,593268,593
2019See WPRS for detailsMissingW0426Buena Vista Energy LLCCA38.087,79787,797
2019See WPRS for detailsMissingW0430Mountain View IVCA49.0172,485172,485
2019See WPRS for detailsMissingW0437Wintec Energy #2-ACA1.33,0773,077
2019See WPRS for details59236W0438Rising Tree Wind Farm IIICA99.0266,475266,475
2019See WPRS for detailsMissingW0439Dutch Energy Wind FarmCA9.520,23620,236
2019See WPRS for detailsMissingW0440Garnet Wind Energy CenterCA6.513,97413,974
2019See WPRS for detailsMissingW0441Alta X Wind Energy CenterCA136.8366,791366,791
2019See WPRS for detailsMissingW0442Alta XI Wind Energy CenterCA89.7266,379266,379
2019See WPRS for detailsMissingW0443Mojave 4CA24.351,51551,515
2019See WPRS for detailsMissingW0444Mojave 5CA20.042,30242,302
2019See WPRS for detailsMissingW0445Coram Tehachapi LPCA6.511,16711,167
2019See WPRS for detailsMissingW0447San Gorgonio WindCA49.5182,045182,045
2019See WPRS for detailsMissingW0449Terra-Gen VG WindCA6.711,37811,378
2019See WPRS for detailsMissingW0450Mountain View ICA44.4128,304128,304
2019See WPRS for detailsMissingW0451Mountain View IICA22.268,29468,294
2019See WPRS for detailsMissingW0452Cabazon WindCA38.848,90948,909
2019See WPRS for detailsMissingW0455City of SoledadCA1.04,3144,314
2019See WPRS for detailsMissingW0457Taylor FarmsCA1.03,9723,972
2019See WPRS for detailsMissingW0458Rising Tree Wind Farm ICA79.2237,347237,347
2019See WPRS for detailsMissingW0459Rising Tree Wind Farm IICA19.854,23554,235
2019See WPRS for details60049W0461Golden HillsCA85.9293,652293,652
2019See WPRS for detailsMissingW0463Coram Energy LLCCA15.046,30946,309
2019See WPRS for detailsMissingW0467Tule WindCA131.1394,718394,718
2019See WPRS for detailsMissingW0468Golden Hills NorthCA46.0174,263174,263
2019Shiloh III Wind Project56874W0384Shiloh Wind Project 2, LLC (Shiloh II & III)CA153.8383,508383,508
2019Terra-Gen Operating Company50690W0283San Gorgonio Westwinds IICA43.4118,956118,956
2019Terra-Gen Operating Company52161W0359Kumeyaay Wind FarmCA50.0156,745156,745
2019Terra-Gen Operating Company54931W0361Whitewater Hill Partners, LLCCA61.5142,447142,447
2019Terra-Gen Operating Company57757W0367Pacific Wind Project, LLCCA143.5303,673303,673
2019Terra-Gen Operating Company57282W0370Alta I Wind Energy CenterCA150.0366,369366,369
2019Terra-Gen Operating Company57291W0372Alta II Wind Energy CenterCA150.0301,923301,923
2019Terra-Gen Operating Company57292W0387Alta III Wind Energy CenterCA150.0316,458316,458
2019Terra-Gen Operating Company57293W0388Alta IV Wind Energy CenterCA102.0152,311152,311
2019Terra-Gen Operating Company57294W0389Alta V Wind Energy CenterCA168.0253,993253,993
2019Terra-Gen Operating Company10586W0407Cameron RidgeCA59.7153,820153,820
2019Terra-Gen Operating Company57834W0415Pinyon Pines Winds ICA168.0275,334275,334
2019Terra-Gen Operating Company57837W0416Pinyon Pines Winds IICA132.0213,748213,748
2019Windpower Partners 1993 LP50276W0318Wintec Energy, Ltd.CA2.27171
2019Windstar Energy LLC57774W0419Windstar Energy, LLCCA120.0267,298267,298
 Total5,973.113,685,66813,679,552

International Turbine Research, W0354, reported December 2016 station use as -54,694 kWh. Staff estimated station use as the average of December 2014 and December 2015 values, 52,920 kWh.

End of year online capacity for 2016 was 5,644 MW.

 
 

Wind Production (Out of State)

YearCompany NameEIA
Plant ID		CEC
Plant ID		Plant NameState Capacity (MW) Gross MWh Net MWh
2019Energia Sierra Juarez S de RL de CVMissingW0460Energia Sierra Juarez, S. de R.L. de C.V. (Baja Mexico Wind)MX155.1480,013471,650
2019Longroad Energy57079W0417Milford Wind 1 - (Utah)UT203.5405,170401,083
2019Longroad Energy57107W0418Milford Wind 2 - (Utah)UT100.5192,559190,632
 Total459.11,077,7421,063,365
 
 

Total Wind Production
(Annual Totals; Excludes Imports)


Year Capacity (MW) Gross MWh Net MWh
20195,973.113,685,66813,679,552
20185,981.714,087,10814,087,108
20175,677.612,867,46912,867,469
20165,671.213,498,54713,498,547
20156,028.812,191,28912,191,286
20145,876.913,103,91313,103,913
20135,785.211,964,25511,964,255
20124,966.99,242,1989,242,198
20113,992.07,605,2867,598,386
20103,182.96,171,6766,171,676
20092,728.46,248,5906,248,590
20082,462.25,724,0005,724,000
20072,373.25,569,7305,569,730
20062,310.24,901,5304,901,530
20052,089.24,084,0504,084,050
20042,064.04,257,8204,257,820
20031,571.03,315,6003,315,600
20021,544.03,546,1103,546,110
20011,534.03,242,3003,242,300
 
 

Total Wind Production by County


County Capacity (MW) Net MWh
Alameda228.1764,457
Beaver304.0591,715
Contra Costa38.087,797
Imperial265.4594,610
Kern3,456.47,471,084
Los Angeles1.94,532
Merced18.413,972
Monterey3.912,325
Riverside629.61,522,006
San Bernardino7.27,126
San Diego182.1555,766
San Joaquin3.54,700
Shasta101.2252,366
Solano1,035.32,385,473
Tecate155.1471,650
Tehama1.01,621
Yolo1.01,719