Solano Wind
Solano County, California · EIA plant ID 7526 · Operator: Sacramento Municipal Util Dist
×13 MW wind retired since 2020 (latest Jun 2023)
Nameplate301MWSummer 299 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation705GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor27%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2006Retirement planned Mar 2031
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.1 | 12.0% | — |
| 2002 | 4.3 | 3.7% | — |
| 2003 | 26.9 | 23.5% | — |
| 2004 | 41.8 | 36.3% | — |
| 2005 | 36.9 | 32.1% | — |
| 2006 | 73.9 | 31.0% | — |
| 2007 | 117.2 | 31.5% | — |
| 2008 | 261.3 | 29.7% | — |
| 2009 | 173.8 | 19.8% | — |
| 2010 | 236.4 | 27.0% | — |
| 2011 | 221.1 | 25.2% | — |
| 2012 | 514.7 | 29.9% | — |
| 2013 | 617.7 | 30.9% | — |
| 2014 | 562.4 | 28.1% | — |
| 2015 | 570.3 | 28.5% | — |
| 2016 | 562.4 | 28.1% | — |
| 2017 | 532.8 | 26.7% | — |
| 2018 | 564.8 | 28.3% | — |
| 2019 | 522.4 | 26.1% | — |
| 2020 | 555.8 | 27.7% | — |
| 2021 | 657.6 | 32.9% | — |
| 2022 | 569.5 | 28.5% | — |
| 2023 | 518.3 | 26.8% | — |
| 2024 | 639.9 | 26.8% | — |
| 2025 | 769.6 | 29.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 24 | 24 | Jun 2006 | Operating · retirement planned | Mar 2031 | vestas V90-3.0 |
| 2B | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 63 | 63 | Dec 2007 | Operating · retirement planned | Mar 2031 | vestas V90-3.0 |
| 3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 128 | 126 | Apr 2012 | Operating | — | vestas V90-1.8 |
| 4 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 85.5 | 85.5 | May 2024 | Operating | — | vestas V150-6.0 |
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 13.2 | 13.1 | Jun 1994 | Retired Jun 2023 | — | vestas V47-660 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Sacramento Municipal Util Dist. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | 57.4% | 173 MW |
| Solano Wind 3, LLC | 42.6% | 128 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| High Winds LLC | 162 MW | 4 km |
| Montezuma Wind II | 78 MW | 4.6 km |
| EDF Renewable Windfarm V Inc | 16 MW | 5.6 km |
| FPL Energy Montezuma Winds LLC | 37 MW | 5.8 km |
| Shiloh I Wind Project | 150 MW | 7.1 km |
| Shiloh IV Wind Project LLC | 103 MW | 7.9 km |