Golden Hills North Wind Energy Center
Alameda County, California · EIA plant ID 61222 · Operator: Golden Hills Interconnection Wind, LLC
Nameplate46MWSummer 46 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation123GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor30%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2017
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.2 | 15.2% | — |
| 2018 | 181.5 | 45.0% | — |
| 2019 | 170.6 | 42.3% | — |
| 2020 | 164.9 | 40.8% | — |
| 2021 | 155.5 | 38.6% | — |
| 2022 | 147 | 36.5% | — |
| 2023 | 143.4 | 35.6% | — |
| 2024 | 128.6 | 31.8% | — |
| 2025 | 142.7 | 35.4% | — |
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 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 46 | 46 | Nov 2017 | Operating | — | ge 2.3-107 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Golden Hills Interconnection 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 Interconnection Wind, LLC | 100.0% | 46 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Diablo Wind LLC | 18 MW | 1.5 km |
| Altamont Gas Recovery | 6 MW | 2.8 km |
| Sand Hill C | — | 3 km |
| Mariposa Energy Project | 200 MW | 3.3 km |
| Sand Hill B | — | 3.3 km |
| Sand Hill A | — | 3.4 km |