How big is Solano Wind?

Solano Wind reports 300.5 MW wind of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Sep 2026.

What kind of plant is Solano Wind?

Solano Wind is a Onshore Wind Turbine facility in Solano County, CA, participating in the CAISO market.

Where is Solano Wind located?

Solano Wind is in Solano County, CA, inside the CAISO balancing area.

Who operates Solano Wind?

Solano Wind is operated by Sacramento Municipal Util Dist according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Solano Wind generate?

Solano Wind reported 707.9 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-07. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does Solano Wind compare to other plants?

By capacity, Solano Wind ranks #74 of 1,374 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #1 of 110 in CA.

Solano Wind — 301 MW wind farm, Solano County, CA

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Generation and physical site

EIA plant 7526 · Inventory for Sep 2026.

Reported operating nameplate by technology

Wind: 300.5 MW

Operating generators only. Battery power is in MW; stored energy is in MWh. These ratings do not establish a shared export limit.

Generator records (6)

EIA generator status and nameplate capacity for Solano Wind
Generator	Technology	Status	Power (MW)	Energy (MWh)
2	Onshore Wind Turbine	Operating	24	Unknown
2B	Onshore Wind Turbine	Operating	63	Unknown
3	Onshore Wind Turbine	Operating	128	Unknown
4	Onshore Wind Turbine	Operating	85.5	Unknown
1	Onshore Wind Turbine	Retired	13.2	Unknown
5	Onshore Wind Turbine	canceled_or_postponed	95.5	Unknown

Physical map location · OpenStreetMap: 38.09404, -121.78221
Filed location · EIA: 38.11642, -121.76900

Sources and observation dates

Inventory source: EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)
EIA reporting month: Sep 2026
EIA retrieved: Oct 24, 2026
OSM extract: Oct 9, 2026
OSM last mapped edit: Sep 16, 2026
Map prepared: Oct 24, 2026
Field verification: Not reported

Reporting month describes the inventory. Retrieval and map preparation describe processing; an OSM edit does not establish an in-service date.

EIA source inventory

Units and generators

Current generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
2	24 MW 24 MW summer	Onshore Wind Turbine WT	Jun 2006 Retirement: Mar 2031	Operating
2B	63 MW 63 MW summer	Onshore Wind Turbine WT	Dec 2007 Retirement: Mar 2031	Operating
3	128 MW 126 MW summer	Onshore Wind Turbine WT	Apr 2012	Operating
4	85.5 MW 85.5 MW summer	Onshore Wind Turbine WT	May 2024	Operating

Commercial, land, and environmental record

Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.

Land and environmental record

Broader Farm Land Area

2025

Approximately 6,000 acres for the broader Solano Wind Farm

SMUD describes the broader Solano Wind Farm as occupying approximately 6,000 acres. This is a farm/resource-area total and should not be confused with the 2,125-acre turbine footprint or individual phase acreage.

Solano 5 Wind Repower Project

Environmental Compliance Milestone

2017

2017 road-erosion repair with culvert replacement and drainage controls

SMUD repaired two eroded access-road locations using culvert replacements, riprap, engineered fill, drainage grading, erosion-control and slope-stabilization best management practices. Existing crossing footprints were not expanded, and both unnamed drainages were dry with no water expected during construction.

Solano Wind Project Road Erosion Repair

Environmental Review

2010

California Environmental Quality Act Final EIR, SCH No. 2006012017

SMUD was the lead agency for the Phase 3 Final Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2006012017), filed February 22, 2010, covering up to 75 wind turbines and up to 128 MW in the Collinsville-Montezuma Hills Wind Resource Area. CEQA review addressed biological resources, hazardous materials, hydrology/water quality, and solid waste.

Solano Wind Project Phase 3

Wildlife Incidental Take Permit

Sep 2019

Five-year incidental golden-eagle take permit issued by USFWS to SMUD doing business as Solano 3 Wind LLC

USFWS issued a five-year permit in September 2019 under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act for golden-eagle take associated with operation of the Solano Wind Project (Phases 1–3 operational scope). The permit number was not provided in the reviewed official FWS page, but the permit issuance is confirmed in the FONSI and EA documentation.

Solano Wind Project Eagle Permit NEPA Documents | FWS.gov

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Parties and identifiers

OrganizationRoleBasis

Sacramento Municipal Util DistOperatorLocal EIA-anchored Ask the Grid entity record.

VestasEPC contractorEPC contractor associated with Solano Wind.

Reporting portfolio

EIA reporting entity

Sacramento Municipal Util Dist

Entity 16534

Operating portfolio

14 plants

1 states

Reported capacity

2,171.7 MW

Conventional Hydroelectric · Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle · Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine

Largest reported plants in this portfolio
Largest reported plants	Capacity	State
Cosumnes Power Plant	556.8 MW	CA
Solano WindCurrent	300.5 MW	CA
White Rock/Slab Creek	268.7 MW	CA
Procter & Gamble Power Plant	193.4 MW	CA
Campbell Power Plant	173.9 MW	CA
Jaybird	161.6 MW	CA

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