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EIA plant 63482

Tehachapi · Kern · CA

Point Wind

Operated by Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind

Annual generation239,312 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWNDCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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35.080833, -118.361389

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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 Turbine64.5 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.

119,646
216,131
322,157
423,763
529,897
628,649
719,096
820,883
915,265
1014,981
1115,539
1213,305

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
119,646
216,131
322,157
423,763
529,897
628,649
719,096
820,883
915,265
1014,981
1115,539
1213,305

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
119,646 MWh
216,131 MWh
322,157 MWh
423,763 MWh
529,897 MWh
628,649 MWh
719,096 MWh
820,883 MWh
915,265 MWh
1014,981 MWh
1115,539 MWh
1213,305 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
PW1Onshore Wind TurbineWND64.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
63482
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 (29,897 MWh) and 12 the lowest (13,305 MWh). Their difference is 16,592 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
PW1Onshore Wind Turbine64.564.564.50.0

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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