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Kern County, California · EIA plant ID 52162 · Operator: Wind Wall 1 LLC
Nameplate21MWSummer 21 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation71GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor38%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2021
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 19.5 | 14.9% | — |
| 2002 | 22.9 | 18.1% | — |
| 2003 | 19.3 | 15.3% | — |
| 2004 | 18.3 | 14.8% | — |
| 2005 | 13.7 | 11.1% | — |
| 2006 | 8.8 | 7.1% | — |
| 2007 | 16.3 | 13.2% | — |
| 2008 | 20.9 | 16.9% | — |
| 2009 | 19.6 | 15.8% | — |
| 2010 | 20.7 | 16.7% | — |
| 2011 | 19.4 | 15.7% | — |
| 2012 | 14.8 | 12.0% | — |
| 2013 | 18.6 | 15.1% | — |
| 2014 | 16.8 | 13.6% | — |
| 2015 | 13.3 | 10.8% | — |
| 2016 | 16 | 12.9% | — |
| 2017 | 16.5 | 13.4% | — |
| 2018 | 15.8 | 12.8% | — |
| 2019 | 12.2 | 9.9% | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 53.6 | 34.3% | — |
| 2022 | 66.2 | 35.5% | — |
| 2023 | 62.9 | 33.7% | — |
| 2024 | 71.2 | 38.0% | — |
| 2025 | 70.6 | 37.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MON1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 21.3 | 21.3 | Mar 2021 | Operating | — | vestas V126-3.45 |
| WGNS | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 14.1 | 14.1 | Jan 1985 | Retired Dec 2019 | — | vestas V17-75 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Wind Wall 1 LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Wind Wall 1 LLC | 100.0% | 21 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| 85 B | 25 MW | 0 km |
| Terra-Gen 251 Wind LLC | retired | 2.3 km |
| Tehachapi Wind Resource II | 20 MW | 2.4 km |
| Coram Energy LLC | 3 MW | 2.8 km |
| Point Wind | 65 MW | 3.1 km |
| Cameron Ridge LLC | 60 MW | 3.4 km |