Alta Wind VIII
A 150 MW wind power plant in Kern, California, owned by Nextera Energy Resources, commissioned in 2012.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 57835Wind
Nameplate capacity
150 MW
Primary fuel
Wind
Commissioned
2012
Location
Kern, California
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
222 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Onshore Wind Turbine
Units
1
Location
Kern, California · 35.0267, -118.2348
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 231.5 | |
| 2016 | 294.8 | |
| 2017 | 251.4 | |
| 2018 | 270.1 | |
| 2019 | 237.1 | |
| 2020 | 214.2 | |
| 2021 | 188.6 | |
| 2022 | 195.1 | |
| 2023 | 186.4 | |
| 2024 | 222 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinyon Pine II | Wind | 132 MW | ~1 km |
| Alta Wind Energy Center V | Wind | 168 MW | ~2 km |
| Alta Wind Energy Center IV | Wind | 102 MW | ~2 km |
| Brookfield Tehachapi 1 | Wind | 102 MW | ~2 km |
| Pinyon Pine I | Wind | 168 MW | ~3 km |
| TPC Windfarms LLC | Wind | 28.7 MW | ~3 km |
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