109th largest plant in California · 1343rd nationally
Solano Wind is a wind power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 228 MW. It generates roughly 518.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 49,359 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 26% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Solano Wind |
|---|---|
| Operator | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist |
| City | Rio Vista |
| County | Solano County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 94512 |
| Coordinates | 38.11642, -121.76903 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 128 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| 5 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 108 MW | Planned | — |
| 4 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 85.5 MW | Operating | 2024 |
| 2B | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 63.0 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| 2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 24.0 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 13.2 MW | Retired | 1994 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Solano Wind 3, Llc | New York, NY | 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%.