California Wind Energy Companies

American Wind Energy Association

Major CA Wind Energy Resource Areas

San Gorgonio Pass (615.89 MW installed)
Tehachapi (608.72 installed)
Altamont Pass (548.32 installed)
Solano County (240.78 installed)
Pacheco Pass (16 installed)

State Summary:
California was the first U.S. state in which large wind farms were developed, beginning in the early 1980's.

Wind Energy Potential:
Average Power Output (MW): 6,770
Annual kWh: 59 B
Rank in US: 17th**
Project Name: Owner: Power Purchaser
Altamont Pass
GE Energy: PG&E
SeaWest: PG&E
International Wind Companies: PG&E
FPL Energy: PG&E
Pacific Winds: PG&E
Babcock & Brown: PG&E

San Gorgonio Pass
FPL Energy: So Cal Edison
SeaWest: So Cal Edison
GE Energy: So Cal Edison
San Gorgonio Farms: So Cal Edison
Dutch Pacific, LLC: So Cal Edison
Nichimen America: So Cal Edison
K/S Whitewater: So Cal Edison
PacificCorp: SCE-Green Mt. Energy
PGE-NEG: PG&E
GE Energy: Electricity Marketers
Shell Wind Energy: Dept of Watr Resources
Whitewater Energy Corp/San Gorgonio farms
San Diego Gas & Electric: SDG&E

Solano County
SMUD: Sac Mun Utility District
PPM Energy: PG&E, Modesto Irrigation District, City of Palo Alto Utilities

Tehachapi
Zond Systems (GE Energy): So Cal Edison
Victory Gardens: GE Energy: So Cal Edison
Sky River: GE Energy: So Cal Edison
Oak Creek Energy Systems: So Cal Edison
AB Energy: So Cal Edison
Calwind Resources: So Cal Edison
Coram Energy Group: So Cal Edison
Mogul Energy: So Cal Edison
Tomen: So Cal Edison
Windridge: So Cal Edison
Cannon: So Cal Edison
Ridgetop energy: So Cal Edison
Windland, Inc: So Cal Edison
Oak Creek Energy: So Cal Edison
Pacific Crest: FPL Energy: So Cal Edison
Caithness: So Cal Edison
Enron Wind Corp.: So Cal Edison
Coram energy: So Cal Edison

Other
U.S. Navy: U.S. Navy
Wind Turbine Company (Los Angeles): So Cal Edison
Palmdale Water District: Palmdale Water District
Babcock & Brown: San Diego Gas & Electric
Victorville Prison: Victorville Prison

Planned Projects
Tenderland Power/CHI Enel
Altamont Power, LLC (Altamont Pass)
Pacific Renewable: PG&E (Lompoc)
Zikha/LA Dept of PW (Mojave)
Western Wind (Tehachapi)
Seawest Windpower (San Gorgonio)
Coram energy (Tehachapi)