Pinyon Pine II
Kern County, California · EIA plant ID 57837 · Operator: Pinyon Pines Wind II, LLC
Nameplate132MWSummer 132 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation204GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor18%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2012
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12.7 | — | — |
| 2013 | 258.5 | 22.4% | — |
| 2014 | 255.6 | 22.1% | — |
| 2015 | 202.6 | 17.5% | — |
| 2016 | 250.4 | 21.6% | — |
| 2017 | 230.4 | 19.9% | — |
| 2018 | 244.3 | 21.1% | — |
| 2019 | 203.7 | 17.6% | — |
| 2020 | 206.5 | 17.8% | — |
| 2021 | 228.2 | 19.7% | — |
| 2022 | 218.2 | 18.9% | — |
| 2023 | 188.9 | 16.3% | — |
| 2024 | 233.1 | 20.1% | — |
| 2025 | 204.3 | 17.7% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AW09 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 132 | 132 | Nov 2012 | Operating | — | vestas V90-3.0 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Pinyon Pines Wind II, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Pinyon Pines Wind II, LLC | 100.0% | 132 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Alta Wind VIII | 150 MW | 1 km |
| Pinyon Pine I | 168 MW | 2.1 km |
| Brookfield Tehachapi 1 | 102 MW | 2.6 km |
| Alta Wind Energy Center V | 168 MW | 2.7 km |
| Alta Wind Energy Center IV | 102 MW | 2.7 km |
| RE Camelot LLC | 45 MW | 3.4 km |