1705th largest plant in California · 12726th nationally
Golden Acorn Casino is a wind power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 1.0 MW. It generates roughly 4.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 461 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 55% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Golden Acorn Casino |
|---|---|
| Operator | Foundation Ha Energy Generation, Llc |
| City | Campo |
| County | San Diego County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 91906 |
| Coordinates | 32.70211, -116.35459 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAC1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 1.0 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| 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%.