Alta Wind Energy Center

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Other names: Alta Wind XI (Phase 11), Alta Wind X (Phase 10)

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 Type Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 2011[1] 150 MW[1] Onshore[1] NRG Energy Inc [100%][1] Terra-Gen[2]
10 Operating[1] 2014[1] 137 MW[1] Onshore[1] NRG Energy Inc [100%][1] Terra-Gen[2]
11 Operating[1] 2014[1] 90 MW[1] Onshore[1] NRG Energy Inc [100%][1] Terra-Gen[2]
2 Operating[1] 2011[3] 150 MW[3] Onshore[3] NRG Energy Inc [100%][1] Terra-Gen[2]
3 Operating[1] 2011[1] 150 MW[1] Onshore[1] NRG Energy Inc [100%][1] Terra-Gen[2]
4 Operating[1] 2011[3] 102 MW[1] Onshore[1] NRG Energy Inc [100%][1] Terra-Gen[2]
5 Operating[2] 2011[3] 168 MW[3] Onshore[3] NRG Energy Inc [100%][1] Terra-Gen[2]
8 Operating[1] 2012[1] 150 MW[1] Onshore[1] Brookfield Renewable Partners LP [100%][1] Brookfield Renewable Partners[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]
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]
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]

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

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Additional data

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References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2012". Archived from the original on 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2023-11-01 00:00:00. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20240126122638/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alta_Wind_Energy_Center. Archived from the original on 2024-01-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 Hoen, B.D., Diffendorfer, J.E., Rand, J.T., Kramer, L.A., Garrity, C.P., and Hunt, H.E. (2018-04-19). "US Wind Turbine Database (v4.0, (April 9, 2021): U.S. Geological Survey, American Clean Power Association, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory data release". United States Wind Turbine Database. Archived from the original on 2021-12-03. Retrieved 2021-04-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)