Rising Tree Wind Farm III
Kern County, California · EIA plant ID 59236 · Operator: Rising Tree Wind Farm III LLC
Nameplate99MWSummer 99 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation260GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor30%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 | 183.8 | 36.2% | — |
| 2016 | 321.3 | 36.9% | — |
| 2017 | 334.8 | 38.6% | — |
| 2018 | 354.1 | 40.8% | — |
| 2019 | 265.5 | 30.6% | — |
| 2020 | 248.1 | 28.5% | — |
| 2021 | 276.6 | 31.9% | — |
| 2022 | 261.7 | 30.2% | — |
| 2023 | 261.7 | 30.2% | — |
| 2024 | 261.4 | 30.1% | — |
| 2025 | 260.1 | 30.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 99 | 99 | Jun 2015 | Operating | — | vestas V112-3.0 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Rising Tree Wind Farm III 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 III LLC | 100.0% | 99 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Voyager Wind III | 43 MW | 1.9 km |
| Voyager Wind IV | 22 MW | 2 km |
| Sagebrush Solar 2 ESS 40 | 40 MW | 2.3 km |
| Sagebrush Solar 2 ESS 59 | 59 MW | 2.3 km |