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Summit Winds

Wind power plant in Alameda County, California. 57.5 MW of nameplate capacity across 2 generators, operated by Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation.

Also known as Summit Wind Repowering · EIA plant 64326

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Key facts

Capacity
57.5 MWNameplate
Generators
2 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
Operating since
July 2021First generator online
Operator
Greenbacker Renewable Energy CorporationEIA operator ID 60025
Grid
CAISOBalancing authority CISO
Price nodes
2 CAISO nodesResource nodes with prices
Location
Alameda County, CA37.7612, −121.6907
EIA plant ID
64326EIA plant page

Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.

How much power Summit Winds produces

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Net generation, 2025

191 GWh

191,268 MWh, final

Capacity factor, 2025

38.0%

2024: 33.8%

January to July 2026

115 GWh

Provisional

Range, 2022 to 2025

170.5–199.8

GWh a year. Low 2024, high 2022

Annual net generation, GWhCapacity factor below each year
Annual net generation from EIA-923
YearNet generation, MWhCapacity factorMonths reported
2000Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2001Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2002Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2003Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2004Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2005Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2006Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2007Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2008Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2009Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2010Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2011Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2012Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2013Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2014Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2015Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2016Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2017Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2018Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2019Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2020Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
202181,750Not reported6 of 12
2022199,80839.7%12 of 12
2023180,01635.7%12 of 12
2024170,49333.8%12 of 12
2025191,26838.0%12 of 12
2026 (provisional, partial year)114,60939.2%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

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Emissions

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No EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.

Water use

Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGS

No 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

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GeneratorTechnologyNameplate MWOnline since
DYEROnshore Wind Turbine47.5July 2021
FRICKOnshore Wind Turbine10.0July 2021

Ownership and offtake

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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation as the operator, which is not always the owner.

Modeled data

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Modeled

Modeled curtailment

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Expected vs reported generation

Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.

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Questions about Summit Winds

How much power does Summit Winds produce?

Summit Winds reported 191,268 MWh (191 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 38.0% capacity factor on 57.5 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 115 GWh, which is provisional.

Where is Summit Winds?

Summit Winds is in Alameda County, California, at 37.7612, −121.6907. It is in the California Independent System Operator balancing area (CISO).

Who operates Summit Winds?

EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation as the operator (EIA operator ID 60025). The operator is not always the owner.

When did Summit Winds start operating?

Its first generator began operating in July 2021, according to EIA-860M.

Does InfraMap have power prices for Summit Winds?

Yes. InfraMap has CAISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 2 price nodes linked to Summit Winds, 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