Helzel & Schwarzhoff 86
Wind power plant · Kern County, California
Nameplate capacity
2.4 MW
Rank in California
#1333
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1986
December 1986
Details
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operator
- Wind Stream Operations LLC
- County
- Kern County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among wind plants in California
- #92 of 111
- EIA plant code
- 56275
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WGNS | Onshore Wind Turbine | 2.4 MW | 2.4 MW | 1986 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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| Kern Sunset 1886-WD | Solar | 2.4 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 2.4 MW solar plant and a 2.4 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All California power plants · What California actually generates