Solano Wind
Wind power plant · Solano County, California
Nameplate capacity
301 MW
Rank in California
#73
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2006
June 2006
Details
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operator
- Sacramento Municipal Util Dist
- County
- Solano County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.28%
- Rank among wind plants in California
- #1 of 111
- EIA plant code
- 7526
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 128 MW | 128 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 4 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 86 MW | 86 MW | 2024 | Operating |
| 2B | Onshore Wind Turbine | 63 MW | 63 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| 2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 24 MW | 24 MW | 2006 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in California
| Los Esteros Critical Energy Center | Natural gas | 306 MW |
| Walnut Energy Center | Natural gas | 301 MW |
| Kern River Cogeneration | Natural gas | 300 MW |
| New Melones | Hydro | 300 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 301 MW solar plant and a 301 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