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EIA plant 57774

Tehachapi · Kern · CA

Windstar 1

Operated by Nextera Energy Resources

Annual generation262,965 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWNDCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Windstar 1?

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35.054167, -118.354722

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyOnshore Wind Turbine120 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

117,627
211,667
318,252
428,031
537,770
636,745
718,439
820,238
99,331
1031,767
116,947
1226,151

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
117,627
211,667
318,252
428,031
537,770
636,745
718,439
820,238
99,331
1031,767
116,947
1226,151

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
117,627 MWh
211,667 MWh
318,252 MWh
428,031 MWh
537,770 MWh
636,745 MWh
718,439 MWh
820,238 MWh
99,331 MWh
1031,767 MWh
116,947 MWh
1226,151 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
WGNSOnshore Wind TurbineWND120OP

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EIA plant ID
57774
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 5 has the highest recorded value (37,770 MWh) and 11 the lowest (6,947 MWh). Their difference is 30,823 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
WGNSOnshore Wind Turbine120.0120.0120.00.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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