Rising Tree Wind Farm III
Wind power plant in Kern County, California. 99 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Rising Tree Wind Farm III LLC.
Also known as Rising Tree South · EIA plant 59236
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 99 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- June 2015First generator online
- Operator
- Rising Tree Wind Farm III LLCEIA operator ID 59042
- Grid
- CAISOBalancing authority CISO
- Price nodes
- 1 CAISO nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Kern County, CA35.0606, −118.2433
- EIA plant ID
- 59236EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Rising Tree Wind Farm III produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
260 GWh
260,088 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
30.0%
2024: 30.1%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2016 to 2025
248.1–354.1
GWh a year. Low 2020, high 2018
| 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2013 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2014 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2015 | 183,849 | Not reported | 7 of 12 |
| 2016 | 321,253 | 36.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 334,837 | 38.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 354,105 | 40.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 265,527 | 30.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 248,075 | 28.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 276,618 | 31.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 261,731 | 30.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 261,726 | 30.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 261,417 | 30.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 260,088 | 30.0% | 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 | 99.0 | June 2015 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Rising Tree Wind Farm III LLC 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 Rising Tree Wind Farm III
How much power does Rising Tree Wind Farm III produce?
Rising Tree Wind Farm III reported 260,088 MWh (260 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 30.0% capacity factor on 99 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Rising Tree Wind Farm III?
Rising Tree Wind Farm III is in Kern County, California, at 35.0606, −118.2433. It is in the California Independent System Operator balancing area (CISO).
Who operates Rising Tree Wind Farm III?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Rising Tree Wind Farm III LLC as the operator (EIA operator ID 59042). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Rising Tree Wind Farm III start operating?
Its first generator began operating in June 2015, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Rising Tree Wind Farm III?
Yes. InfraMap has CAISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Rising Tree Wind Farm III, 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