Electricity From Wind Energy Statistics and Data

In 2020, wind energy generated within California totaled 13,708 gigawatt-hours (GWh) or 7.18 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 5,983 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.

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Wind Production (Instate)

Year	Company Name	EIA Plant ID	CEC Plant ID	Plant Name	State	Capacity (MW)	Gross MWh	Net MWh
2020	Alta Wind VIII LLC	57835	W0393	Alta Wind VIII, LLC	CA	150.0	214,170	214,170
2020	BP Wind Energy North America	50553	W0391	Edom Hills Project 1, LLC	CA	20.0	29,557	29,557
2020	CalWind Resources Inc	10191	W0284	Wind Resource I (Calwind Wind Resource I)	CA	8.7	13,800	13,800
2020	CalWind Resources Inc	54909	W0320	Wind Resource II (Calwind)	CA	20.0	43,525	43,525
2020	Coram California Development LP	57962	W0408	Coram California Development, LP	CA	102.0	250,637	250,637
2020	EverPower Wind Holdings Inc	57833	W0406	Mustang Hills LLC (Alta Wind VI Energy Center)	CA	150.0	276,967	276,967
2020	Foundation Windpower	57594	W0395	Teichert Vernalis	CA	1.5	1,760	1,760
2020	Foundation Windpower	57626	W0396	Safeway Tracy	CA	2.0	2,440	2,440
2020	Foundation Windpower	57792	W0397	IEUA	CA	1.0	447	447
2020	Foundation Windpower	57791	W0398	Anheuser-Busch	CA	1.5	2,299	2,299
2020	Foundation Windpower	58112	W0399	Cemex Madison	CA	1.0	1,778	1,778
2020	Foundation Windpower	58105	W0400	Wal-Mart Red Bluff	CA	1.0	1,759	1,759
2020	Foundation Windpower	58113	W0401	Robertsons Ready-Mix	CA	2.0	9,259	9,259
2020	Foundation Windpower	58114	W0402	Nestle Waters	CA	5.1	19,569	19,569
2020	Foundation Windpower	58102	W0403	Cemex BMQ	CA	3.0	3,485	3,485
2020	Foundation Windpower	58105	W0404	Cemex River Plant	CA	3.2	2,936	2,936
2020	Foundation Windpower	58104	W0405	Superior Farms	CA	1.0	1,339	1,339
2020	Foundation Windpower	Missing	W0456	Anheuser-Busch #2	CA	1.6	3,405	3,405
2020	Foundation Windpower	61443	W0474	Mann Packing	CA	1.8	4,176	4,176
2020	Foundation Windpower	61444	W0475	CDCR SVSP	CA	1.8	3,865	3,865
2020	Foundation Windpower	61442	W0476	CDCR CTF	CA	1.8	4,195	4,195
2020	FPL Energy Operating Services Inc	54647	W0270	Terra-Gen Mojave Windfarms (TPC Wind Farms - Tehachapi Power Purchase Trust)	CA	28.3	51,903	51,903
2020	FPL Energy Operating Services Inc	52143	W0312	Mojave 3 (Mojave 3-4-5 (Desertwind II PPC Trust) - 6113)	CA	22.8	49,004	49,004
2020	FPL Energy Operating Services Inc	50536	W0357	Solano Wind 1,2 (SMUD Solano Phase 2)	CA	102.2	203,752	203,752
2020	FPL Energy Operating Services Inc	55152	W0358	Shiloh I Wind (Victory Garden Prtnr PHIV)	CA	150.0	394,031	394,031
2020	FPL Energy Operating Services Inc	50823	W0364	Dillon Wind	CA	45.0	143,442	143,442
2020	Hatchet Ridge Wind LLC	56654	W0369	Hatchet Ridge Wind, LLC	CA	101.2	281,676	281,676
2020	International Turbine Research	10005	W0354	International Turbine Research Inc. (Retired June 14, 2018)	CA	18.4	10,496	10,496
2020	Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP)	56433	W0368	Pine Tree Wind Power Plant	CA	135.0	265,942	265,942
2020	Mesa Wind Power Corporation	50535	W0260	Mesa Wind Power Corporation	CA	29.9	812	812
2020	Mojave 16/17/18 LLC	50822	W0313	Mojave 16, 17, 18 (Mojave 16-17-18 (Desertwind III PPC Trust) - 6063-6114)	CA	83.6	97,991	97,991
2020	NextEra Energy Resources LLC	57201	W0371	FPL Energy Montezuma Winds LLC	CA	36.8	109,822	109,822
2020	NextEra Energy Resources LLC	57701	W0392	Montezuma Wind II	CA	78.2	188,612	188,612
2020	NextEra Energy Resources LLC	57700	W0394	Vasco Wind Energy Center	CA	78.2	230,600	230,600
2020	NextEra Energy Resources LLC	50013	W0423	Diablo Wind LLC	CA	18.0	57,233	57,233
2020	North Sky River Energy LLC	58121	W0414	North Sky River, LLC	CA	162.0	440,480	440,480
2020	Not Available	50552	W0258	Cabazon Wind Partners, LLC	CA	40.9	103,145	103,145
2020	Not Available	50532	W0271	Wind Stream Operations 6039 (Zond Systems Inc - 6039)	CA	6.3	8,259	8,259
2020	Not Available	50532	W0272	Wind Stream Operations 6040 (Zond Systems Inc - 6040)	CA	6.7	8,509	8,509
2020	Not Available	50532	W0273	Wind Stream Operations 6041 (Zond Systems Inc - 6041)	CA	4.5	5,360	5,360
2020	Not Available	56570	W0274	Wind Stream Operations 6042 (Zond Systems Inc - 6042)	CA	6.3	9,032	9,032
2020	Not Available	50536	W0289	Sky River Partnership (ESI Energy Inc - 6065)	CA	69.5	43,962	43,962
2020	Not Available	Missing	W0304	Victory Gardens IV (6103)	CA	19.6	1,842	1,842
2020	Not Available	Missing	W0310	Wind Stream Operations 6111 (AES Tehachapi Wind - Zond Systems Inc - Northwind)	CA	6.3	6,717	6,717
2020	Not Available	Missing	W0465	Scheid Vineyards	CA	1.9	3,742	3,742
2020	Not Available	61066	W0466	CDCR-LAC	CA	1.9	4,320	4,320
2020	Not Available	61582	W0471	Voyager Wind II, LLC	CA	128.7	468,985	468,985
2020	Not Available	61583	W0472	Voyager Wind III, LLC	CA	43.2	136,611	136,611
2020	Not Available	61584	W0473	Voyager Wind IV, LLC	CA	21.6	71,389	71,389
2020	Oasis Power Partners LLC	56302	W0385	Oasis Power Partners, LLC	CA	59.0	81,991	81,991
2020	Pettern Energy (Ocotillo LLC)	57514	W0409	Ocotillo Express LLC	CA	265.4	541,804	541,804
2020	Ridgetop Energy LLC	54931	W0265	Ridgetop Energy II (Cannon Energy Corp)	CA	46.9	139,753	139,753
2020	Ridgetop Energy LLC	10597	W0297	Ridgetop Energy (Cannon Energy Corp - 6092)	CA	25.4	39,454	39,454
2020	San Gorgornio Farms Inc	50281	W0261	San Gorgonio Farms Wind Farm	CA	31.0	83,991	83,991
2020	San Gorgornio Farms Inc	10718	W0286	Karen Avenue Wind Farm	CA	11.7	29,789	29,789
2020	Seawest Energy Group	54258	W0277	Phoenix Wind (Section 20 Trust)	CA	2.1	0	0
2020	Seawest Energy Group	50820	W0278	East Winds Project (NAWP Inc)	CA	3.0	7,102	7,102
2020	Seawest Energy Group	57302	W0299	Green Power I (Dutch Energy Corp)	CA	13.9	14,683	14,683
2020	Seawest Energy Group	56075	W0355	High Winds	CA	162.0	324,167	324,167
2020	Seawest Energy Group	58092	W0356	Solano Wind 3 (SMUD Solano Phase 1)	CA	127.8	352,022	352,022
2020	See WPRS for details	50386	W0262	Windland Inc Boxcar I	CA	7.5	2,181	2,181
2020	See WPRS for details	Missing	W0301	Windland Inc Boxcar II	CA	7.8	3,117	3,117
2020	See WPRS for details	50754	W0319	Oak Creek Wind Power	CA	31.5	62,223	62,223
2020	See WPRS for details	10586	W0360	Mountain View III	CA	22.4	58,309	58,309
2020	See WPRS for details	54686	W0374	Difwind Farms Ltd VI	CA	22.3	24,544	24,544
2020	See WPRS for details	54453	W0380	EDF Renewable Windfarm V Inc (ENXCO V)	CA	9.0	20,921	20,921
2020	See WPRS for details	Missing	W0390	Golden Acorn Casino	CA	1.0	4,394	4,394
2020	See WPRS for details	Missing	W0413	WAGNER WIND, LLC	CA	6.0	13,127	13,127
2020	See WPRS for details	Missing	W0420	Manzana Wind	CA	189.0	482,627	482,627
2020	See WPRS for details	Missing	W0421	Shiloh III Wind Project, LLC	CA	102.5	260,826	260,826
2020	See WPRS for details	Missing	W0422	Shiloh IV Wind Project, LLC	CA	102.5	277,561	277,561
2020	See WPRS for details	Missing	W0426	Buena Vista Energy LLC	CA	38.0	75,660	75,660
2020	See WPRS for details	Missing	W0430	Mountain View IV	CA	49.0	162,110	162,110
2020	See WPRS for details	Missing	W0437	Wintec Energy #2-A	CA	1.3	3,773	3,773
2020	See WPRS for details	59236	W0438	Rising Tree Wind Farm III	CA	99.0	248,090	248,090
2020	See WPRS for details	Missing	W0439	Dutch Energy Wind Farm	CA	9.5	217	217
2020	See WPRS for details	Missing	W0440	Garnet Wind Energy Center	CA	6.5	14,560	14,560
2020	See WPRS for details	Missing	W0441	Alta X Wind Energy Center	CA	136.8	354,512	354,512
2020	See WPRS for details	Missing	W0442	Alta XI Wind Energy Center	CA	89.7	260,294	260,294
2020	See WPRS for details	Missing	W0443	Mojave 4	CA	24.3	50,969	50,969
2020	See WPRS for details	Missing	W0444	Mojave 5	CA	20.0	47,769	47,769
2020	See WPRS for details	Missing	W0445	Coram Tehachapi LP	CA	6.5	10,513	10,513
2020	See WPRS for details	Missing	W0447	San Gorgonio Wind	CA	49.5	190,409	190,409
2020	See WPRS for details	Missing	W0449	Terra-Gen VG Wind	CA	6.7	10,820	10,820
2020	See WPRS for details	Missing	W0450	Mountain View I	CA	44.4	129,011	129,011
2020	See WPRS for details	Missing	W0451	Mountain View II	CA	22.2	64,731	64,731
2020	See WPRS for details	Missing	W0452	Cabazon Wind	CA	38.8	34,294	34,294
2020	See WPRS for details	Missing	W0455	City of Soledad	CA	1.0	3,470	3,470
2020	See WPRS for details	Missing	W0457	Taylor Farms	CA	1.0	3,507	3,507
2020	See WPRS for details	Missing	W0458	Rising Tree Wind Farm I	CA	79.2	229,825	229,825
2020	See WPRS for details	Missing	W0459	Rising Tree Wind Farm II	CA	19.8	53,221	53,221
2020	See WPRS for details	60049	W0461	Golden Hills	CA	85.9	264,057	264,057
2020	See WPRS for details	Missing	W0463	Coram Energy LLC	CA	15.0	55,336	55,336
2020	See WPRS for details	Missing	W0467	Tule Wind	CA	131.1	340,691	340,691
2020	See WPRS for details	Missing	W0468	Golden Hills North	CA	46.0	168,731	168,731
2020	Shiloh III Wind Project	56874	W0384	Shiloh Wind Project 2, LLC (Shiloh II & III)	CA	153.8	387,422	387,422
2020	Terra-Gen Operating Company	50690	W0283	San Gorgonio Westwinds II	CA	43.4	121,948	121,948
2020	Terra-Gen Operating Company	52161	W0359	Kumeyaay Wind Farm	CA	50.0	143,499	143,499
2020	Terra-Gen Operating Company	54931	W0361	Whitewater Hill Partners, LLC	CA	61.5	132,139	132,139
2020	Terra-Gen Operating Company	57757	W0367	Pacific Wind Project, LLC	CA	143.5	289,197	289,197
2020	Terra-Gen Operating Company	57282	W0370	Alta I Wind Energy Center	CA	150.0	377,052	377,052
2020	Terra-Gen Operating Company	57291	W0372	Alta II Wind Energy Center	CA	150.0	323,705	323,705
2020	Terra-Gen Operating Company	57292	W0387	Alta III Wind Energy Center	CA	150.0	333,478	333,478
2020	Terra-Gen Operating Company	57293	W0388	Alta IV Wind Energy Center	CA	102.0	165,005	165,005
2020	Terra-Gen Operating Company	57294	W0389	Alta V Wind Energy Center	CA	168.0	257,788	257,788
2020	Terra-Gen Operating Company	10586	W0407	Cameron Ridge	CA	59.7	147,797	147,797
2020	Terra-Gen Operating Company	57834	W0415	Pinyon Pines Winds I	CA	168.0	276,349	276,349
2020	Terra-Gen Operating Company	57837	W0416	Pinyon Pines Winds II	CA	132.0	206,518	206,518
2020	Terra-Gen Operating Company	60594	W0470	Voyager Wind I, LLC	CA	131.1	377,300	377,300
2020	Windpower Partners 1993 LP	50276	W0318	Wintec Energy, Ltd.	CA	2.2	582	582
2020	Windstar Energy LLC	57774	W0419	Windstar Energy, LLC	CA	120.0	278,347	278,347
					Total	5,982.8	13,708,319	13,708,319

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)

Year	Company Name	EIA Plant ID	CEC Plant ID	Plant Name	State	Capacity (MW)	Gross MWh	Net MWh
2020	Energia Sierra Juarez S de RL de CV	Missing	W0460	Energia Sierra Juarez, S. de R.L. de C.V. (Baja Mexico Wind)	MX	155.1	422,421	416,568
2020	Longroad Energy	57079	W0417	Milford Wind 1 - (Utah)	UT	203.5	404,475	394,730
2020	Longroad Energy	57107	W0418	Milford Wind 2 - (Utah)	UT	100.5	198,508	194,880
					Total	459.1	1,025,404	1,006,178

Total Wind Production
(Annual Totals; Excludes Imports)

Year	Capacity (MW)	Gross MWh	Net MWh
2020	5,982.8	13,708,319	13,708,319
2019	5,959.1	13,688,125	13,688,125
2018	5,981.7	14,087,108	14,087,108
2017	5,677.6	12,867,469	12,867,469
2016	5,671.2	13,498,547	13,498,547
2015	6,028.8	12,191,289	12,191,286
2014	5,876.9	13,103,913	13,103,913
2013	5,785.2	11,964,255	11,964,255
2012	4,966.9	9,242,198	9,242,198
2011	3,992.0	7,605,286	7,598,386
2010	3,182.9	6,171,676	6,171,676
2009	2,728.4	6,248,590	6,248,590
2008	2,462.2	5,724,000	5,724,000
2007	2,373.2	5,569,730	5,569,730
2006	2,310.2	4,901,530	4,901,530
2005	2,089.2	4,084,050	4,084,050
2004	2,064.0	4,257,820	4,257,820
2003	1,571.0	3,315,600	3,315,600
2002	1,544.0	3,546,110	3,546,110
2001	1,534.0	3,242,300	3,242,300

Total Wind Production by County

County	Capacity (MW)	Net MWh
Alameda	228.1	720,621
Beaver, UT	304.0	589,610
Contra Costa	38.0	75,660
Imperial	265.4	541,804
Kern	3,535.4	7,654,859
Los Angeles	1.9	4,320
Merced	18.4	10,496
Monterey	9.2	22,956
Riverside	561.4	1,366,557
San Bernardino	7.2	6,867
San Diego	182.1	488,584
San Joaquin	3.5	4,200
Shasta	101.2	281,676
Solano	1,028.8	2,526,179
Tecate, MX	155.1	416,568
Tehama	1.0	1,759
Yolo	1.0	1,778

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