Golden Hills North Wind Energy Center
Wind power plant in Alameda County, California. 46 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Golden Hills Interconnection Wind, LLC.
Also known as Golden Hills North · EIA plant 61222
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 46 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- November 2017First generator online
- Operator
- Golden Hills Interconnection Wind, LLCEIA operator ID 60811
- Grid
- CAISOBalancing authority CISO
- Price nodes
- 1 CAISO nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Alameda County, CA37.7692, −121.6302
- EIA plant ID
- 61222EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Golden Hills North produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
143 GWh
142,677 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
35.4%
2024: 31.8%
January to July 2026
79.4 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2018 to 2025
128.6–181.5
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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2016 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2017 | 10,223 | Not reported | 3 of 12 |
| 2018 | 181,456 | 45.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 170,581 | 42.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 164,891 | 40.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 155,498 | 38.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 147,013 | 36.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 143,373 | 35.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 128,642 | 31.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 142,677 | 35.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 79,419 | 33.9% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 46.0 | November 2017 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Golden Hills Interconnection 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 North
How much power does Golden Hills North Wind Energy Center produce?
Golden Hills North Wind Energy Center reported 142,677 MWh (143 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 35.4% capacity factor on 46 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 79.4 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Golden Hills North Wind Energy Center?
Golden Hills North Wind Energy Center is in Alameda County, California, at 37.7692, −121.6302. It is in the California Independent System Operator balancing area (CISO).
Who operates Golden Hills North Wind Energy Center?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Golden Hills Interconnection Wind, LLC as the operator (EIA operator ID 60811). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Golden Hills North Wind Energy Center start operating?
Its first generator began operating in November 2017, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Golden Hills North Wind Energy Center?
Yes. InfraMap has CAISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Golden Hills North Wind Energy Center, 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