Strauss Wind Farm

OperatingWind

Ranked #30 of 116 Wind plants in CA#782 of 1444 nationally

95.3 MW Wind operating in Santa Barbara, CA — California Independent System Operator

EIAGEM

95.3 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2023

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

34.5798, -120.5643

County

Santa Barbara, CA

Nearby Plants

Vandenberg Solar Project
Solar25.3 MW · 19.2 km

Status

as of 2y 2m ago

Latest milestoneofficial opening · 2024-12Sierra Club · 2024-03-04

Expected CODQ2 2023Santa Maria Times · 2023-03-14

Delay reasonweather and California Department of Fish and Wildlife stop work order for erosion and terra stabilizationSanta Maria Times · 2023-03-14

Ownership & Operator

Owner data does not fully agree across sources.

EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Strauss Wind LLC	BayWa R.E. AG	—
Owner(s)	Strauss Wind LLC	BayWa R.E. AG	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as BayWa R.E. AG

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

DeveloperBayWa r.e.Sierra Club · 2024-03-04

ApplicantStrauss Wind LLC±U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (.gov) · 2024-09-20

CompanyStrauss Wind Energy Project±Politico · 2024-02-28

About

Strauss Wind Farm is a 95.3 MW wind power plant located in Santa Barbara County, California. The facility, owned and operated by Strauss Wind LLC, commenced operations in 2023. It utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines. The plant is interconnected to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.

The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 81.5 meters and a rotor diameter of 137 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind, model GE3.83-137. In its most recent year of operation, Strauss Wind Farm generated 224,256 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 26.9%. The plant ranks 30th out of 116 wind facilities in California and 771st out of 1424 nationally.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators

EPC contractorBayWa r.e.Noozhawk · 2024-03-01