Painted Hills Wind Park
Wind power plant in Riverside County, California. 46.8 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind.
Also known as Painted Hills Repower · EIA plant 50533
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 46.8 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- April 2021First generator online
- Operator
- Terra-Gen Operating Co-WindEIA operator ID 2770
- Grid
- CAISOBalancing authority CISO
- Price nodes
- 1 CAISO nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Riverside County, CA33.9369, −116.6183
- EIA plant ID
- 50533EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Painted Hills Wind Park produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
168 GWh
168,163 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
41.0%
2024: 42.7%
January to July 2026
111 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2015 to 2025
29.9–177.3
GWh a year. Low 2018, high 2023
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | 34,144 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2002 | 40,138 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2003 | 31,472 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2004 | 28,171 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2005 | 34,483 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2006 | 34,652 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2007 | 37,056 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2008 | 33,602 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2009 | 36,333 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 34,731 | 20.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 37,867 | 22.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 30,473 | 18.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 32,420 | 19.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 32,333 | 19.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 31,806 | 19.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 32,833 | 19.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 31,822 | 19.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 29,908 | 18.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 30,876 | Not reported | 11 of 12 |
| 2020 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2021 | 117,697 | Not reported | 9 of 12 |
| 2022 | 140,427 | 34.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 177,258 | 43.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 175,436 | 42.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 168,163 | 41.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 111,220 | 46.7% | 7 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free account · CAISOEmissions
Free · EPA CAMPDNo EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSNo EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHW | Onshore Wind Turbine | 46.8 | April 2021 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Modeled curtailment
A range, not one number. The lower bound counts hours inside the production tax credit window; the upper bound is the no-credit case.
Expected vs reported generation
Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.
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Questions about Painted Hills Wind Park
How much power does Painted Hills Wind Park produce?
Painted Hills Wind Park reported 168,163 MWh (168 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 41.0% capacity factor on 46.8 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 111 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Painted Hills Wind Park?
Painted Hills Wind Park is in Riverside County, California, at 33.9369, −116.6183. It is in the California Independent System Operator balancing area (CISO).
Who operates Painted Hills Wind Park?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind as the operator (EIA operator ID 2770). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Painted Hills Wind Park start operating?
Its first generator began operating in April 2021, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Painted Hills Wind Park?
Yes. InfraMap has CAISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Painted Hills Wind Park, with the hub price and node-to-hub basis. Prices are free with an InfraMap account; pricing node names are part of InfraMap Pro.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- CAISO day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05
- Project names from the USGS U.S. Wind Turbine Database
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page