Mountain View IV
Wind power plant in Riverside County, California. 49 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by AES Distributed Energy.
Also known as Mountain View IV Wind Farm · EIA plant 57459
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 49 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- February 2012First generator online
- Operator
- AES Distributed EnergyEIA operator ID 61012
- Grid
- CAISOBalancing authority CISO
- Price nodes
- 1 CAISO nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Riverside County, CA33.8816, −116.5527
- EIA plant ID
- 57459EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Mountain View IV produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
173 GWh
172,661 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
40.2%
2024: 43.4%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2015 to 2025
128.9–186.8
GWh a year. Low 2017, high 2024
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2003 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2004 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2005 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2006 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2007 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2008 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2009 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2010 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2011 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2012 | 153,373 | Not reported | 11 of 12 |
| 2013 | 165,450 | 38.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 154,429 | 36.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 155,357 | 36.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 165,961 | 38.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 128,856 | 30.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 171,876 | 40.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 172,485 | 40.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 162,110 | 37.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 163,176 | 38.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 139,845 | 32.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 175,096 | 40.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 186,819 | 43.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 172,661 | 40.2% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 49.0 | February 2012 |
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 AES Distributed Energy 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 Mountain View IV
How much power does Mountain View IV produce?
Mountain View IV reported 172,661 MWh (173 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 40.2% capacity factor on 49 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Mountain View IV?
Mountain View IV is in Riverside County, California, at 33.8816, −116.5527. It is in the California Independent System Operator balancing area (CISO).
Who operates Mountain View IV?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists AES Distributed Energy as the operator (EIA operator ID 61012). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Mountain View IV start operating?
Its first generator began operating in February 2012, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Mountain View IV?
Yes. InfraMap has CAISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Mountain View IV, 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
- Plant names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page