Sand Hill A

PlannedWindGEM: pre-construction

Ranked #82 of 116 Wind plants in CA#1135 of 1444 nationally

13.5 MW Wind planned in Alameda, CA — California Independent System Operator

EIAGEM

13.5 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

Planned: —

Planned Operation

Location

Coordinates

37.7438, -121.6078

County

Alameda, CA

Nearby Plants

Sand Hill B
Wind17 MW · 1.6 km
Sand Hill C
Wind80 MW · 3.1 km
Diablo Winds LLC
Wind18 MW · 3.1 km

Status

as of 2y 5m ago

Project statusOperationalKEYE · 2023-12-06

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	Viracocha Wind LLC	Sustainable Power Group LLC	—
Owner(s)	Viracocha Wind LLC	Sustainable Power Group LLC	—
Status	Planned	pre-construction	—

Ownership Chain

About

Sand Hill A is a 13.5 MW wind power plant located in Alameda County, California. The facility consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. It is owned and operated by Viracocha Wind LLC.

The plant's electricity production is managed within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority, which operates within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Sand Hill A ranks as the 82nd largest power plant in California out of 116, and nationally it is ranked 1120 out of 1424.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Global Energy Monitor

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

ISO/RTO

CAISO

Market

ISO/RTO Member

NERC Region

WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Balancing Authority

Generation