Quick answer
The projects came online between 1984 and 2025.[1] Turbine makers represented in the county: Vestas (201 turbines), Mitsubishi (110 turbines) and GE Wind (85 turbines).[1]
10 of the 624 turbines in the county have no recorded capacity in the database, so the megawatt figures count the rest.[1]
| Project | Online | Turbines in the county | Capacity in the county (MW) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabazon | 1999 | 109 | 76.4 |
| Mountain View Power Partners Repower | 2022 | 16 | 66.7 |
| Whitewater Hill | 2002 | 41 | 61.5 |
| Coachella Hills | 2021 | 16 | 57.2 |
| Palm Springs (repower) | 2011 | 33 | 49.5 |
| Mountain View IV | 2012 | 49 | 49 |
| Dillon | 2008 | 45 | 45 |
| San Gorgonio Westwinds II LLC | 1999 | 62 | 43.4 |
| San Gorgonio Farms Wind Farm | 1984 | 114 | 31.4 |
| Alta Mesa | 2025 | 7 | 28 |
| Mesa Wind Repowering | 2024 | 7 | 28 |
| Painted Hills Repower | 2020 | 9 | 27 |
| Mountain View Power Partners III | 2003 | 34 | 22.4 |
| Edom Hills (repower) | 2008 | 8 | 20 |
| Karen Avenue Windfarm | 2003 | 12 | 11.7 |
| Unnamed project (Riverside County) | 2020 | 9 | 11.2 |
| Mountain View Power Partners I & II | 2001 | 16 | 9.6 |
| Garnet Wind Project | 2009 | 13 | 6.5 |
| Wagner | 2012 | 2 | 6 |
| East Winds | 1985 | 7 | 4.2 |
| Robertsons Ready Mix | 2012 | 2 | 3.2 |
| Nestle Waters | 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| Cabazon-Shell | 2002 | 3 | 2 |
| San Gorgonio Wind Associates 7 | 1986 | 2 | 2 |
| Nestle Waters II | 2018 | 1 | 1.9 |
1 smaller projects are not listed.
Source: U.S. Wind Turbine Database (USGS, ACP, LBNL), version 9.1, released September 28, 2026. Data compiled November 3, 2026.
Turbines at the oldest project in the county have been in place since 1984.[1] Wind power leases generally have terms of 20 to 40 years, often with an option to extend, while a typical utility-scale wind power project has a useful life of 20 years.[2] The newest project here came online in 2025.[1] In royalty arrangements, the developer pays the landowner a percentage of the revenue received from the electricity produced by the turbines.[2] Minimum payments serve as a floor so landowners receive some revenue even when maintenance outages or lower winds cut production in a given year.[2]
What Buckhead buys depends on the deal, and Buckhead tells the seller up front which interest it is offering to buy — for example, the payments for the rest of the current lease term, a term easement, or a longer-term interest. A wind lease rents land for a term of years, and wind power leases generally have terms of 20 to 40 years, often with an option for extending the lease.[2] Under a wind lease, the landowner typically keeps the right to continue to grow crops, raise cattle or otherwise use the land outside the project.[2]
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Riverside County, California has 26 operating wind projects with 624 turbines and 666.8 MW of recorded capacity in the county, according to the U.S. Wind Turbine Database (version 9.1, released September 28, 2026).[1] 10 of the 624 turbines in the county have no recorded capacity in the database, so the megawatt figures count the rest.[1]
The largest projects are Cabazon (1999, 76.4 MW), Mountain View Power Partners Repower (2022, 66.7 MW), Whitewater Hill (2002, 61.5 MW), Coachella Hills (2021, 57.2 MW) and Palm Springs (repower) (2011, 49.5 MW).[1] The next are Mountain View IV (2012, 49 MW), Dillon (2008, 45 MW) and San Gorgonio Westwinds II LLC (1999, 43.4 MW), plus 17 more in the table above and one smaller ones the table does not list.[1]
Buckhead Energy buys wind lease payments and wind royalties. What Buckhead buys depends on the deal, and Buckhead tells the seller up front which interest it is offering to buy — for example, the payments for the rest of the current lease term, a term easement, or a longer-term interest.
Of the projects with a recorded year, four came online in the 1980s, two in the 1990s, eight in the 2000s, six in the 2010s and six in the 2020s.[1] Wind power leases generally have terms of 20 to 40 years, often with an option to extend, while a typical utility-scale wind power project has a useful life of 20 years.[2]
Nearby California counties with wind projects include San Bernardino County (8.7 MW), San Diego County (183 MW), Imperial County (264.2 MW), Los Angeles County (1.9 MW) and Kern County (3,253.9 MW).[1]
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[1] U.S. Wind Turbine Database (version 9.1, released September 28, 2026) — U.S. Geological Survey, American Clean Power Association and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (accessed November 1, 2026)
[2] New York Wind Energy Guide for Local Decision Makers: Land Agreements — New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) (accessed November 1, 2026)
Buckhead Energy buys wind lease payments and wind royalties.
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