Garnet Wind Energy Center
Riverside County, California · EIA plant ID 57302 · Operator: Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC
Nameplate7MWSummer 7 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation17GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor29%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2009
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10.5 | 37.0% | — |
| 2010 | 16.5 | 29.1% | — |
| 2011 | 20.2 | 35.4% | — |
| 2012 | 18.7 | 32.8% | — |
| 2013 | 17.8 | 31.2% | — |
| 2014 | 20.1 | 35.3% | — |
| 2015 | 18.5 | 32.4% | — |
| 2016 | 18.6 | 32.6% | — |
| 2017 | 17.2 | 30.2% | — |
| 2018 | 15.9 | 27.9% | — |
| 2019 | 14 | 24.5% | — |
| 2020 | 14.6 | 25.5% | — |
| 2021 | 15 | 26.4% | — |
| 2022 | 12.2 | 21.5% | — |
| 2023 | 14.8 | 26.0% | — |
| 2024 | 11.9 | 20.9% | — |
| 2025 | 16.8 | 29.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 6.5 | 6.5 | Jun 2009 | Operating | — | nedwind NEDWIND 40 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Dutch Energy Corporation | 100.0% | 7 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Coachella Hills Wind | 61 MW | 0.4 km |
| Difwind Farms Ltd I | retired | 1.1 km |
| Mountain View III | 22 MW | 1.3 km |
| San Gorgonio Windplant WPP1993 | 50 MW | 1.7 km |
| Difwind Farms Ltd II | retired | 1.9 km |
| North Palm Springs 4A | 4 MW | 1.9 km |