Rising Tree Wind Farm
Kern County, California · EIA plant ID 57621 · Operator: Rising Tree Wind Farm LLC
Nameplate79MWSummer 79 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation250GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor36%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2015
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 206.5 | 29.8% | — |
| 2016 | 243.5 | 35.0% | — |
| 2017 | 248.1 | 35.8% | — |
| 2018 | 266 | 38.3% | — |
| 2019 | 237.3 | 34.2% | — |
| 2020 | 229.8 | 33.0% | — |
| 2021 | 246.9 | 35.6% | — |
| 2022 | 229.1 | 33.0% | — |
| 2023 | 213.4 | 30.8% | — |
| 2024 | 249 | 35.8% | — |
| 2025 | 250.4 | 36.1% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 79.2 | 79.2 | Jan 2015 | Operating | — | vestas V112-3.3 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Rising Tree Wind Farm LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Rising Tree Wind Farm LLC | 100.0% | 79 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Rising Tree Wind Farm II | 20 MW | 1.7 km |
| Alta Wind X | 138 MW | 2.6 km |
| Voyager Wind IV | 22 MW | 2.9 km |
| Rising Tree Wind Farm III | 99 MW | 3 km |
| Pinyon Pine I | 168 MW | 3.8 km |
| Voyager Wind II | 129 MW | 4.6 km |