Power plant · California, United States
Solano Wind
Solano Wind is a wind power plant in California, United States, with 301 MW of capacity, owned by Sacramento Municipal Util Dist (57.4%) and Solano Wind 3, LLC (42.6%).
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | California | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2006 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist (57.4%) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Solano Wind 3, LLC (42.6%) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 301 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Onshore Wind Turbine | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 230 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Planned retirement | 2031 (87 MW retiring, 2 units, planned retirement reported to eia) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 38.1164, -121.7690 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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Solano Wind is the 49th-largest of 63 power plants in California and the 882nd-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 301 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 49th of 63 | 40,999 MW | 0.73% |
| United States | 882nd of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,605th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 38 water rights (13 active), 4 mines, 4 data centers and 3 AI supercomputers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lind Marine Incorporated | Mine | — | Operating | 7.9 km |
| Spoonbill Slough irrigation right S020146 | Water right | 151,800 acre-ft/year | Active | 13 km |
| Lindsey Slough municipal and irrigation right A017514A | Water right | 97,737 acre-ft/year | Permitted | 16 km |
| Solano County municipal and irrigation right A014443 | Water right | 9,004,510 acre-ft/year | Permitted | 16 km |
| e360 | Data center | — | — | 29 km |
| PG&E Datacenter | Data center | — | — | 30 km |
| Lake Herman Quarry | Mine | — | Operating | 36 km |
| Kaiser Data Center | Data center | — | — | 47 km |
| Napa Quarry | Mine | — | Operating | 47 km |
Owners, operator, grid operator and place
- Sacramento Municipal Util DistOwner · 57.4%
- Solano Wind 3, LLCOwner · 42.6%
- Sacramento Municipal Util DistOperator
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co.Grid operator
- Power plants in California, United States116
- Power plants in the United States1,844
- Wind farms in the US102
- The United States: country profile
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- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- eWRIMS Water Rights List. eWRIMS Water Rights List, Public domain.
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