GE - TehachapiRetired
Kern County, California · EIA plant ID 57566 · Operator: GE Wind Energy LLC
×5 MW wind retired since 2020 (latest Jan 2020)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online—
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), primary-fuel 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.7 | 23.0% | — |
| 2012 | 2.6 | 18.4% | — |
| 2013 | 1.2 | 13.3% | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 3.4 | 21.3% | — |
| 2017 | 3.9 | 24.7% | — |
| 2018 | 3.9 | 6.5% | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6PR | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 1.6 | 1.6 | Mar 2011 | Retired Sep 2013 | — | coming soon |
| 1.7SF | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 1.8 | 1.8 | May 2014 | Retired Dec 2019 | — | ge 1.79-100 |
| 2.5P2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 2.5 | 2.5 | Apr 2015 | Retired Jan 2020 | — | ge 2.5-120 |
| 2.8P3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 2.8 | 2.8 | Feb 2018 | Retired Jan 2020 | — | ge 2.85-100 |
Owner / operator
Operator: GE Wind Energy LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Tehachapi Energy Storage Project | retired | 3.7 km |
| Terra-Gen VG Wind LLC | 7 MW | 4.4 km |
| 85 A | 21 MW | 6.8 km |
| 85 B | 25 MW | 6.8 km |
| Helzel & Schwarzhoff 86 | 2 MW | 7.4 km |
| Helzel & Schwarzhoff 88 Wind Farm | retired | 7.5 km |