Sand Hill APlanned
Alameda County, California · EIA plant ID 63126 · Operator: Viracocha Wind LLC
14 MW planned (Onshore Wind Turbine), first expected Dec 2027 · EIA-860M
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online—
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
No capacity factor available.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNDHA | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 13.5 | 13.5 | planned Dec 2027 | Planned | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Viracocha Wind LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Sand Hill B | — | 1.6 km |
| Diablo Wind LLC | 18 MW | 2.3 km |
| Sand Hill C | — | 3.1 km |
| Golden Hills North Wind Energy Center | 46 MW | 3.4 km |
| Altamont Gas Recovery | 6 MW | 3.8 km |
| Rooney Ranch | — | 4 km |