Alta Wind Energy Center

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Other names: Alta Wind X, Alta Wind XI

Alta Wind Energy Center is an operating wind farm in Kern County, California, United States.


Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Alta Wind Energy Center

Phase name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Mount type Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 2010[1] 150[1] Onshore NRG Energy[1] Terra-Gen[2]
2 Operating[1] 2010[3] 150[3] Onshore NRG Energy[1] Terra-Gen[2]
3 Operating[1] 2011[1] 150[1] Onshore NRG Energy[1] Terra-Gen[2]
4 Operating[1] 2011[3] 102[1] Onshore NRG Energy[1] Terra-Gen[2]
5 Operating[2] 2011[3] 168[3] Onshore NRG Energy[1] Terra-Gen[2]
8 Operating[1] 2012[1] 150[1] Onshore Brookfield Renewable Partners[1] Brookfield Energy Marketing[2]
10 Operating[1] 2013[1] 137[1] Onshore NRG Energy[1] Terra-Gen[2]
11 Operating[1] 2013[1] 90[1] Onshore NRG Energy[1] Terra-Gen[2]


Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Alta Wind Energy Center

Phase name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Kern County, California, United States[3] 35.0281, -118.3640 (exact)[3]
2 Kern County, California, United States[3] 35.0082, -118.2340 (exact)[3]
3 Kern County, California, United States[3] 35.0060, -118.2670 (exact)[3]
4 Kern County, California, United States[3] 35.0208, -118.2590 (exact)[3]
5 Kern County, California, United States[3] 35.0012, -118.2620 (exact)[3]
8 Kern County, California, United States[3] 34.9836, -118.2270 (exact)[3]
10 Kern County, California, United States[3] 35.1098, -118.2160 (exact)[3]
11 Kern County, California, United States[3] 35.0735, -118.3830 (exact)[3]

The map below shows the exact locations of the wind farm phases:

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Background

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Additional data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of global wind farms, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Wind Power Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.

References

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