Query
Ridgetop
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Ridgetop
Generated
2026-10-14T08:35:32.350Z

Briefing on Ridgetop

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 14, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
47 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
1994
Operating since
1
Generators
35.4%
Capacity factor
146 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Ridgetop is a 47 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in CAISO (California), currently Operating.

Ridgetop is reported in California since 1994 under Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind. Available operating and financial measures include 35.4% capacity factor and 146 GWh annual generation; $1895/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Kern, California
Technology
Onshore Wind Turbine
Owner / parent
Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind
Operator
Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind
Grid
CAISO (California)
Plant ID
54931

What stands out

1

Ridgetop is a 47 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in California with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 35.4% capacity factor and 146 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $1895/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “OP-ED: Wiyot Tribe Urges People to Cast a Wary Eye on Ridgetop Wind Power Project, Submit Comments on its Environmental Impact Report” (Lost Coast Outpost, 2019-05-16).

Market and operating context

ISO / market
CAISO (California)
Balancing authority
California Independent System Operator
NERC region
WECC
State rank
#50 of 116
National rank
#973 of 1,442

Why it matters

For this asset in CAISO (California), operating status, generation, ownership, and linked events are the primary facts for performance and asset-level diligence. The exact chart and source-linked records below let the reader test those facts before moving to a deeper report.