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EIA plant 61222

Livermore · Alameda · CA

Golden Hills North Wind Energy Center

Operated by Golden Hills Interconnection Wind, LLC

Annual generation128,642 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWNDCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

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37.769189, -121.630163

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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 Turbine46 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.

14,885
26,565
312,296
412,196
515,016
614,819
714,193
815,944
912,016
109,897
116,728
124,087

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
14,885
26,565
312,296
412,196
515,016
614,819
714,193
815,944
912,016
109,897
116,728
124,087

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
14,885 MWh
26,565 MWh
312,296 MWh
412,196 MWh
515,016 MWh
614,819 MWh
714,193 MWh
815,944 MWh
912,016 MWh
109,897 MWh
116,728 MWh
124,087 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Onshore Wind TurbineWND46OP

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EIA plant ID
61222
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, 8 has the highest recorded value (15,944 MWh) and 12 the lowest (4,087 MWh). Their difference is 11,857 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Onshore Wind Turbine46.046.046.00.0

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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