502nd largest plant in California · 3982nd nationally
Buena Vista Energy Llc is a wind power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 38.0 MW. It generates roughly 90.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 8,656 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 27% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Buena Vista Energy Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Leeward Asset Management, Llc |
| City | Byron |
| County | Contra Costa County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 94514 |
| Coordinates | 37.80500, -121.66720 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BVBAT | Batteries | Battery | 100 MW | Planned | — |
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 38.0 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | California Independent System Operator |
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.