Ge - Tehachapi

🌬 WindIPP Non-CHP
Capacitynameplate
Annual GenerationEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor
Annual CO₂metric tons

Location

Plant NameGe - Tehachapi
OperatorGe Wind Energy Llc
CityTehachapi
CountyKern County
StateCalifornia
ZIP93561
Coordinates35.15528, -118.36944

Generators (4)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
2.8P3Onshore Wind TurbineWind2.8 MWRetired2018
2.5P2Onshore Wind TurbineWind2.5 MWRetired2015
1.7SFOnshore Wind TurbineWind1.8 MWRetired2014
1.6PROnshore Wind TurbineWind1.6 MWRetired2011

Grid context

NERC RegionWECC
Balancing AuthorityCalifornia Independent System Operator

What this means

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%.

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