Mojave 16/17/18
Wind power plant in Kern County, California. 88.5 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind.
Also known as Mojave 16, 17 & 18 (Desertwind III PPC Trust) · EIA plant 50821
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 88.5 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 1989First generator online
- Operator
- Terra-Gen Operating Co-WindEIA operator ID 2770
- Grid
- CAISOBalancing authority CISO
- Price nodes
- 1 CAISO nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Kern County, CA35.0450, −118.2642
- EIA plant ID
- 50821EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Mojave 16/17/18 produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
66.3 GWh
66,295 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
8.6%
2024: 9.5%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2015 to 2025
27.2–98.0
GWh a year. Low 2015, high 2020
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | 52,746 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2002 | 62,199 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2003 | 53,455 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2004 | 49,402 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2005 | 44,792 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2006 | 45,773 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2007 | 53,539 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2008 | 45,540 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2009 | 45,706 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 46,287 | 17.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 41,300 | 15.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 28,670 | 10.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 44,089 | 16.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 35,493 | 13.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 27,245 | 10.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 36,900 | 14.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 34,238 | 13.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 62,516 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 52,089 | 12.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 97,991 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 94,836 | 12.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 76,192 | 9.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 53,936 | 7.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 73,909 | 9.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 66,295 | 8.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | Not reported | Not reported | 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 88.5 | December 1989 |
Ownership and offtake
ProOwnership and offtake are part of Pro
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 Mojave 16/17/18
How much power does Mojave 16/17/18 produce?
Mojave 16/17/18 reported 66,295 MWh (66.3 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 8.6% capacity factor on 88.5 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Mojave 16/17/18?
Mojave 16/17/18 is in Kern County, California, at 35.0450, −118.2642. It is in the California Independent System Operator balancing area (CISO).
Who operates Mojave 16/17/18?
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 Mojave 16/17/18 start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 1989, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Mojave 16/17/18?
Yes. InfraMap has CAISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Mojave 16/17/18, 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