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Golden Hills North Wind Energy Center46 MW Wind

WindRenewableVerified: Jul 2026

Golden Hills North Wind Energy Center is a 46 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Golden Hills Interconnection Wind LLC since 2017. Ranked #654 of 1,142 wind plants in the United States. Its 46 MW represents 0.04% of the United States' total wind capacity of 105,842 MW. The largest wind plant in the United States is Alta Wind VIII at 1,547 MW, making Golden Hills North 33.6 times smaller. Nearby plants include Delta Energy Center (943.5 MW, Gas), Marsh Landing Generating Station (828 MW, Gas), and Los Medanos Energy Center (678.3 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 70 km east of San Francisco.

Capacity
46 MW
Commissioning Year
2017

9 years old

Owner
Golden Hills Interconnection Wind LLC
Location
37.7692°, -121.6302°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,079. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #14,572 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,067 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

9 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Golden Hills Interconnection Wind LLC operates 1 plants totalling 46 MW

Regional density

253 plants within 100 km, 15,332 MW combined

Nearest plant: Diablo Winds LLC (1.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 37.769200, -121.630200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Golden Hills North Wind Energy Center is a wind power plant producing approximately 121 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~11 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Wind
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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