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Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2012 December EIA-923 Monthly Time Series File SPREADSHEET PREPARED BY WINDACTION.ORG Based on U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2012 December EIA-923 Monthly Time Series File NET State MWh in State MW in Plant ID Plant Name Operator Name MW Installed State Year GENERATION CF* Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec CF* CF* (mWh) 57098 Dry Lake Wind LLC Iberdrola Renewables Inc 63.0 AZ 2012 112,688 20.4% 9,138 10,756 14,531 11,669 14,512 11,348 6,274 5,575 5,273 7,914 4,762 10,936 57379 Dry Lake Wind II LLC Iberdrola Renewables Inc 65.1 AZ 2012 114,097 20.0% 9,557 10,851 14,909 11,651 14,489 11,453 6,023 5,149 5,672 8,205 5,119 11,019 128.1 226,785 226,785 128.1 20.2% 10586 Cameron Ridge LLC Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC 64.0 CA 2012 168,645 30.1% 13,528 17,533 16,396 14,914 22,278 18,435 9,910 10,895 7,473 15,322 7,665 14,296 10597 Ridgetop Energy LLC Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC 29.0 CA 2012 62,838 24.7% 5,109 6,433 5,806 5,578 8,485 6,957 3,884 3,803 2,624 5,778 2,880 5,501 50536 Sky River LLC Sky River LLC 77.0 CA 2012 110,279 16.3% 7,436 6,522 13,261 13,930 23,897 16,327 9,066 4,832 4,538 10,020 0 450 50552 Cabazon Wind Farm FPL Energy Cabazon Wind 39.8 CA 2012 71,929 20.6% 4,078 5,324 6,571 5,967 8,515 9,076 7,005 4,580 4,390 6,894 4,758 4,771 50690 San Gorgonio Westwinds II LLC Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC 43.0 CA 2012 125,992 33.4% 2,769 8,341 12,321 13,101 17,950 19,414 12,280 7,920 7,644 12,399 5,550 6,303 50712 Altamont Pass Windplant Kenetech Windpower Inc 164.0 CA 2012 379,143 26.4% 1,625 13,700 27,135 32,455 59,783 58,732 60,369 63,839 36,828 24,245 241 191 50754 Oak Creek Energy Systems I Oak Creek Energy System Inc II 23.0 CA 2012 65,450 32.5% 4,080 6,485 6,311 7,276 10,996 8,813 3,611 3,803 2,292 5,384 2,442 3,957 50821 Mojave 16 ESI Mojave LLC 30.0 CA 2012 28,670 10.9% 847 1,926 2,935 3,888 6,557 3,764 2,103 2,294 918 0 1,064 2,374 50823 Mojave 18 ESI Mojave LLC 30.0 CA 2012 41,374 15.7% 1,561 3,116 5,691 5,486 9,008 5,166 2,696 2,822 1,308 0 1,566 2,954 54453 EDF Renewable Windfarm V Inc EDF Renewable Services Inc 16.2 CA 2012 44,345 31.2% 1,698 1,952 2,850 3,178 6,130 6,249 7,168 7,105 4,970 1,074 938 1,033 54454 San Gorgonio Windplant WPP1993 FPL Energy Operating Services, Inc. 84.0 CA 2012 178,487 24.3% 889 12,246 18,443 18,537 25,534 24,039 14,500 11,485 14,446 17,070 10,195 11,103 54931 Ridgetop Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC 46.8 CA 2012 122,925 30.0% 9,001 12,032 12,934 10,956 12,289 15,535 8,757 8,963 6,073 11,496 5,058 9,831 55719 Mountain View I&2 AES Wind Generation Inc 66.6 CA 2012 212,098 36.4% 5,324 14,545 19,759 19,155 28,400 31,080 22,348 13,377 12,626 21,002 11,744 12,738 56011 Cabazon Wind Partners Shell Wind Energy Inc. 41.0 CA 2012 118,425 33.0% 7,705 9,089 13,539 10,998 14,913 15,165 9,933 4,710 4,977 10,281 7,575 9,540 56012 Whitewater Hill Wind Partners Shell Wind Energy Inc. 61.5 CA 2012 202,696 37.6% 6,853 14,101 20,755 20,262 28,685 27,920 19,378 11,475 10,915 18,987 11,546 11,819 56075 High Winds LLC FPLE High Winds, LLC 162.0 CA 2012 378,606 26.7% 13,997 14,853 21,010 25,236 48,332 54,721 56,658 60,723 42,841 23,476 7,214 9,545 56295 Kumeyaay Wind Infigen Asset Management LLC 50.0 CA 2012 134,281 30.7% 16,601 15,367 14,749 11,616 12,151 10,708 7,161 1,355 6,120 11,820 11,826 14,807 56302 Oasis Wind EDF Renewable Services Inc 60.0 CA 2012 124,136 23.6% 4,351 8,093 12,746 14,622 23,318 16,909 11,217 10,776 6,854 518 4,996 9,736 56362 Shiloh I Wind Project Iberdrola Renewables Inc 150.0 CA 2012 430,270 32.7% 19,306 20,951 28,271 29,549 52,847 57,247 59,674 63,531 46,562 26,227 11,168 14,937 56433 Pine Tree Wind Power Project Los Angeles Department of Water & Power 135.0 CA 2012 281,975 23.8% 18,265 19,679 25,223 29,374 44,078 34,369 20,690 19,616 12,620 25,166 11,955 20,940 56446 Buena Vista Energy LLC Infigen Asset Management LLC 38.0 CA 2012 97,965 29.4% 2,807 5,498 5,638 7,618 14,265 13,900 13,839 13,830 8,928 7,083 2,370 2,189 56654 Hatchet Ridge Wind Project Pattern Operators LP 101.2 CA 2012 248,843 28.1% 29,520 24,723 33,410 22,254 24,246 26,856 15,182 14,092 11,174 12,112 17,161 18,113 56791 Dillon Wind LLC Iberdrola Renewables Inc 45.0 CA 2012 138,165 35.0% 5,338 10,673 14,557 12,383 19,328 19,065 12,572 6,963 7,646 13,108 7,577 8,955 56874 Shiloh Wind Project 2 LLC EDF Renewable Services Inc 150.0 CA 2012 428,448 32.6% 17,087 22,144 27,498 27,992 54,284 57,957 59,592 62,837 45,458 26,537 10,218 16,844 57201 FPL Energy Montezuma Winds LLC FPL Energy MontezumaWind 36.8 CA 2012 100,478 31.2% 4,252 5,043 6,236 6,142 12,405 13,376 14,749 15,186 10,019 6,582 2,649 3,839 57282 Alta Wind Energy Center I Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC 150.0 CA 2012 353,793 26.9% 25,481 33,091 31,633 32,151 47,040 50,055 23,473 25,902 15,170 31,736 13,538 24,523 57291 Alta Wind Energy Center II Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC 150.0 CA 2012 296,135 22.5% 18,076 25,417 21,436 26,775 37,935 48,073 23,142 25,075 15,094 27,252 9,814 18,046 57292 Alta Wind Energy Center III Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC 150.0 CA 2012 318,407 24.2% 20,940 28,904 25,920 27,250 38,852 48,736 23,343 25,965 15,861 31,183 10,655 20,798 57293 Alta Wind Energy Center IV Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC 102.0 CA 2012 150,322 16.8% 5,124 13,948 12,669 15,250 23,130 24,755 10,909 10,878 4,891 14,278 4,657 9,833 57294 Alta Wind Energy Center V Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC 168.0 CA 2012 243,738 16.6% 8,216 24,725 21,224 24,064 33,722 39,729 18,278 17,637 8,068 23,205 8,282 16,588 57459 Mountain View IV AES Wind Generation Inc 49.0 CA 2012 153,373 35.7% 3,252 14,349 17,192 24,931 24,189 16,083 11,738 10,051 16,794 7,566 7,228 57484 Manzana Wind LLC Iberdrola Renewables Inc 189.0 CA 2012 42,357 2.6% 0 0 0 12,978 29,379 57514 Ocotillo Express LLC Pattern Operators LP 315.0 CA 2012 15,168 0.5% 15,168 57586 Shiloh III Wind Project LLC EDF Renewable Services Inc 102.5 CA 2012 277,352 30.9% 10,820 14,601 18,758 18,866 36,852 30,250 39,653 41,882 28,480 17,477 7,272 12,441 57700 Vasco Winds Vasco Winds, LLC 78.2 CA 2012 246,657 36.0% 9,286 19,012 27,934 17,365 32,089 30,840 31,615 31,466 18,710 11,043 7,124 10,173 57701 Montezuma Wind II NextEra Energy Montezuma Wind II, LLC 78.2 CA 2012 229,368 33.5% 6,539 10,700 14,945 13,821 26,972 33,277 33,569 35,836 25,925 14,407 6,229 7,148 57725 Shiloh IV Wind Project LLC EDF Renewable Services Inc 102.5 CA 2012 0 0.0% 0 57757 Pacific Wind LLC EDF Renewable Services Inc 140.0 CA 2012 97,080 7.9% 18,699 13,596 27,674 14,040 23,071 57774 Windstar 1 Windstar Energy LLC 120.0 CA 2012 211,501 20.1% 2,445 15,959 22,279 46,838 37,386 22,567 19,719 11,588 1,600 11,026 20,094 57833 Alta Wind VI Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC 150.0 CA 2012 181,718 13.8% 30,283 43,095 19,691 21,454 12,426 26,765 9,432 18,572 57834 Alta Wind VII Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC 168.0 CA 2012 18,115 1.2% 18,115 57835 Alta Wind VIII Brookfield Renewable Energy Group 150.0 CA 2012 224,100 17.1% 15,113 20,675 20,459 28,437 37,732 18,023 20,306 10,935 26,477 8,725 17,218 57837 Alta Wind IX Terra-Gen Operating Co LLC 132.0 CA 2012 12,689 1.1% 0 12,689 57962 Brookfield Tehachapi 1 Brookfield Renewable Energy Group 102.0 CA 2012 184,436 20.6% 10,455 28,339 36,376 18,706 20,863 13,869 24,867 11,459 19,502 58092 Solano Wind Plant III Solano 3 Wind LLC 128.0 CA 2012 42,906 3.8% 22,517 8,068 12,321 58154 North Sky River Energy LLC North Sky River Energy LLC 162.0 CA 2012 19,566 1.4% 19,566 4,630.3 7,615,244 6,565,608 2,771.8 27.0% 7937 Ponnequin Public Service Co of Colorado 26.5 CO 2012 53,843 23.2% 7,848 6,283 4,544 4,901 3,607 3,185 2,380 3,190 2,906 5,142 4,267 5,590 56173 Colorado Green Holdings LLC Iberdrola Renewables Inc 162.0 CO 2012 254,675 17.9% 21,835 23,142 26,176 19,432 19,432 27,971 21,470 18,889 15,330 19,123 19,402 22,473 56371 Cedar Creek Wind Infigen Asset Management LLC 300.5 CO 2012 837,374 31.8% 105,245 83,753 86,504 80,458 58,673 58,405 44,972 58,493 45,779 72,149 55,661 87,282 56563 Peetz Table Wind Energy FPL Peetz Table Wind Energy 199.5 CO 2012 648,557 37.1% 83,705 65,799 60,335 60,836 46,085 52,512 33,894 42,555 40,398 51,766 46,231 64,441 56613 Logan Wind Energy Logan Wind Energy LLC 201.0 CO 2012 600,783 34.1% 70,007 59,812 56,921 58,072 45,493 53,408 31,992 43,156 37,265 44,982 42,616 57,059 57174 Colorado Highlands Wind Colorado Highlands Wind LLC 67.0 CO 2012 21,332 3.6% 21,332 57210 Cedar Creek II AE Power Services LLC 250.8 CO 2012 801,121 36.5% 99,773 78,925 80,739 76,847 55,161 62,333 41,933 56,375 44,830 68,791 54,455 80,959 57244 Kit Carson Windpower Kit Carson Windpower LLC 51.0 CO 2012 201,211 45.0% 18,322 17,531 19,718 18,683 15,988 19,518 14,439 17,059 12,981 16,308 14,316 16,348 57290 Northern Colorado Wind LLC Northern Colorado Wind LLC 174.3 CO 2012 528,989 34.6% 66,374 51,158 52,010 50,737 41,790 46,121 28,767 34,644 34,726 31,650 38,714 52,298 57315 Cedar Point Wind Cedar Point LLC 250.2 CO 2012 867,312 39.6% 68,743 76,840 84,489 90,115 70,446 80,950 63,848 89,837 55,070 59,836 55,835 71,303 57980 Busch Ranch Wind Energy Farm Black Hills/Colorado Elec.Util 29.0 CO 2012 19,581 7.7% 8,838 10,743 58126 Limon Wind I Limon 200.0 CO 2012 68,706 3.9% 21,000 47,706 58127 Limon Wind II Limon 200.0 CO 2012 33,513 1.9% 33,513 2,111.8 4,936,997 4,793,865 1,615.8 33.9% SPREADSHEET PREPARED BY WINDACTION.ORG Based on U.S.
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