Golden Hills Wind
Wind power plant in Alameda County, California. 85.9 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Golden Hills Wind, LLC.
Also known as Golden Hills · EIA plant 60049
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 85.9 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 2015First generator online
- Operator
- Golden Hills Wind, LLCEIA operator ID 59780
- Grid
- CAISOBalancing authority CISO
- Price nodes
- 2 CAISO nodesResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Alameda County, CA37.7133, −121.6404
- EIA plant ID
- 60049EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Golden Hills Wind produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
253 GWh
253,310 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
33.7%
2024: 32.8%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2016 to 2025
247.4–306.5
GWh a year. Low 2024, 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 | 8,227 | Not reported | 1 of 12 |
| 2016 | 282,731 | 37.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 283,463 | 37.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 306,466 | 40.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 287,655 | 38.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 262,660 | 34.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 278,168 | 37.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 255,472 | 34.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 247,776 | 32.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 247,376 | 32.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 253,310 | 33.7% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GE | Onshore Wind Turbine | 85.9 | December 2015 |
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 Golden Hills Wind, 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 Golden Hills Wind
How much power does Golden Hills Wind produce?
Golden Hills Wind reported 253,310 MWh (253 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 33.7% capacity factor on 85.9 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Golden Hills Wind?
Golden Hills Wind is in Alameda County, California, at 37.7133, −121.6404. It is in the California Independent System Operator balancing area (CISO).
Who operates Golden Hills Wind?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Golden Hills Wind, LLC as the operator (EIA operator ID 59780). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Golden Hills Wind start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 2015, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Golden Hills Wind?
Yes. InfraMap has CAISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 2 price nodes linked to Golden Hills Wind, 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