330th largest plant in California · 3167th nationally
Mountain View I & Ii is a wind power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 70.9 MW. It generates roughly 266.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 25,384 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 43% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Mountain View I & Ii |
|---|---|
| Operator | Aes Distributed Energy |
| City | North Palm Springs |
| County | Riverside County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 92258 |
| Coordinates | 33.92110, -116.56420 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MVWR | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 70.9 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| GENI | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 42.6 MW | Retired | 2001 |
| GEN2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 22.2 MW | Retired | 2001 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Power Prtnrs, Llc | Bethesda, MD | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| 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%.