Golden Hills Wind
Alameda County, California · EIA plant ID 60049 · Operator: Golden Hills Wind, LLC
Nameplate86MWSummer 86 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation253GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor34%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 | 8.2 | 12.9% | — |
| 2016 | 282.7 | 37.5% | — |
| 2017 | 283.5 | 37.7% | — |
| 2018 | 306.5 | 40.7% | — |
| 2019 | 287.7 | 38.2% | — |
| 2020 | 262.7 | 34.8% | — |
| 2021 | 278.2 | 37.0% | — |
| 2022 | 255.5 | 34.0% | — |
| 2023 | 247.8 | 32.9% | — |
| 2024 | 247.4 | 32.8% | — |
| 2025 | 253.3 | 33.7% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 85.9 | 85.9 | Dec 2015 | Operating | — | ge 1.79-100 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Golden Hills Wind, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Golden Hills Wind, LLC | 100.0% | 86 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Rooney Ranch | — | 2.9 km |
| Altamont Gas Recovery | 6 MW | 4.1 km |
| Sand Hill A | — | 4.4 km |
| Mulqueeney Wind Energy | — | 4.8 km |
| CA- US Foods- Livermore | 2 MW | 6 km |
| Sand Hill B | — | 6 km |