Shiloh Wind Power Plant

Shiloh Wind Power Plant
Some of the 1.5 MW Phase I turbines stand 80 metres (260 ft) tall. The surrounding land is used for sheep grazing and growing hay.
Location of Shiloh Wind Power Plant
Country	United States
Coordinates	38°6′32″N 121°50′42″W / 38.10889°N 121.84500°W / 38.10889; -121.84500Coordinates: 38°6′32″N 121°50′42″W / 38.10889°N 121.84500°W / 38.10889; -121.84500
Construction began	August 2005
Commission date	Apr 2006 (Phase I) Feb 2009 (Phase II) Sep 2011 (Phase III) Sep 2012 (Phase IV)
Construction cost	US$220,000,000 (equivalent to $261,400,000 in 2016) in 2006 (Phase I)
Owner(s)	Avangrid Renewables (Phase I) enXco (Phases II–IV)
Wind farm
Site area	6,800 acres (2,800 ha) (Phase I) 6,100 acres (2,500 ha) (Phase II) 4,600 acres (1,900 ha) (Phase III) ? (Phase IV)
Hub height	65 to 80 metres (213 to 262 ft)
Rotor diameter	77 metres (253 ft)
Power generation
Units operational	100 (Phase I) 75 (Phase II) 50 (Phase III) 50 (Phase IV)
Nameplate capacity	150 MW (Phase I) 150 MW (Phase II) 102.5 MW (Phase III) 102.5 MW (Phase IV)
Website www.avangridrenewables.us/cs_shiloh.html (Phase I) www.edf-re.com/project/shiloh-ii-wind/ (Phase II) www.edf-re.com/project/shiloh-iii-wind/ (Phase III) www.edf-re.com/project/shiloh-iv-wind/ (Phase IV)

The Shiloh Wind Power Plant is a wind farm located in the Montezuma Hills of Solano County, California, USA, close to Bird's Landing and Collinsville, 40 miles (64 km) northeast of San Francisco. It has a nameplate capacity of 505 megawatts (MW) of power and was built in four stages between 2005 and 2012.

PPM Energy acquired the project, which had already received all the required permits, from enXco in May 2005. Construction started in August 2005 and completed in April 2006. The first phase of the wind farm consists of 100 GE 1.5 MW wind turbines. They are spread across 6,800 acres (2,800 ha) of rolling hills and cost roughly US$220,000,000 (equivalent to $261,400,000 in 2016) to build. The turbines are owned by Iberdrola Renewables (formerly known as PPM Energy) and the electricity is sold to Pacific Gas and Electric (75 MW), the Modesto Irrigation District (50 MW), and the City of Palo Alto (25 MW).

The land for the turbines is leased from 26 local landowners, who continue to use it for sheep grazing and growing hay. Of the 100 turbines, 76 towers are 80 metres (260 ft) tall, and 24 towers are 65 metres (213 ft) tall. The turbine rotors have a diameter of 77 metres (253 ft) and rotate at a rate of 11–20 revolutions per minute.

EnXco started commercial operation of the 150-megawatt Shiloh II wind farm in February 2009 on 6,100 acres (2,500 ha) of land. The wind farm has 75 REpower MM92 turbines, each generating up to 2 megawatts. It produces enough energy for 74,000 homes. EnXco has a 20-year contract to sell the power to Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

The Shiloh III project went online in early 2012 with fifty REpower 2.05 MW turbines, generating 102.5 MW. The power is sold to Pacific Gas and Electric Company under a 20-year agreement.