Tehachapi Wind Resource I
Kern County, California · EIA plant ID 10191 · Operator: CalWind Resources Inc
Nameplate9MWSummer 9 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation12GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor15%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1984
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), wind units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 15.5 | 62.0% | — |
| 2003 | 15.3 | 51.2% | — |
| 2004 | 13.8 | 18.1% | — |
| 2005 | 14.7 | 19.3% | — |
| 2006 | 15 | 19.6% | — |
| 2007 | 16.6 | 21.8% | — |
| 2008 | 16.6 | 21.7% | — |
| 2009 | 15.1 | 19.9% | — |
| 2010 | 15.9 | 20.9% | — |
| 2011 | 15.4 | 20.2% | — |
| 2012 | 14.3 | 18.8% | — |
| 2013 | 13.2 | 17.4% | — |
| 2014 | 13.9 | 18.2% | — |
| 2015 | 12.1 | 15.9% | — |
| 2016 | 15.2 | 20.0% | — |
| 2017 | 14.1 | 18.5% | — |
| 2018 | 14.3 | 18.8% | — |
| 2019 | 14 | 18.4% | — |
| 2020 | 13.8 | 18.1% | — |
| 2021 | 15.2 | 19.9% | — |
| 2022 | 14 | 18.4% | — |
| 2023 | 12.6 | 16.5% | — |
| 2024 | 14.1 | 18.5% | — |
| 2025 | 12.3 | 16.1% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXIS | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 8.7 | 8.7 | Dec 1984 | Operating | — | nordtank NTK 65/13 |
Owner / operator
Operator: CalWind Resources Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| CalWind Resources Inc | 100.0% | 9 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Alta Wind XI | 90 MW | 0.5 km |
| Victory Garden (Tehachapi) | 26 MW | 1.1 km |
| ZCO | 2 MW | 2 km |
| Victory Garden Phase IV LLC | retired | 2.7 km |
| Windland | retired | 3 km |
| Windstar 1 | 120 MW | 3.3 km |