CalWind Resources

What CalWind Resources does

CalWind Resources, Inc. is a privately held California-based clean energy company founded in 1984 by S. Douglas Levitt that develops and operates wind-driven power plants. The company owns and operates two wind generation facilities in the Tehachapi Mountains of California: Resources I at Tehachapi Pass (established 1984, approximately 120 turbines, 9 MW capacity) and Resources II at Pajuela Peak (established 1997, 70 Vestas turbines, 20 MW capacity). Together these assets comprise roughly 200 wind turbines spanning approximately 4,400 acres with 30 MW of total installed capacity, producing enough clean energy to serve about 22,500 households annually and avoid an estimated 46,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions per year. The company's generating technology is conventional utility-scale wind turbine power generation, with no disclosed proprietary software, AI, or digital control layers, and the asset base is geographically concentrated in a single high-wind corridor in Kern County, California. Headquarters are in Westlake Village, CA, with operational support offices in Tehachapi.

CalWind sells its wind-generated electricity directly to California ratepayers under the state's post-2018 deregulated market framework, in which consumers can choose their electricity provider. Electricity is delivered to end users through the existing utility grid infrastructure, and CalWind's revenue stream is usage-based, tied to the volume of electricity generated and contracted by opt-in ratepayers. The company targets environmentally conscious residential and commercial customers seeking clean-energy alternatives to traditional investor-owned utilities and positions itself around California's mandate for 100% renewable electricity by 2045. Customer acquisition is essentially direct-to-consumer through the deregulated choice mechanism, supported by a corporate LinkedIn presence and CalWind's founding-membership status in the California Wind Energy Association (CalWEA, with board representation) and the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). No revenue, headcount, pricing, or capital structure details are publicly disclosed, and the company has no identified institutional investors, parent entity, acquisitions, or funding rounds in the source material.

Name

CalWind Resources

Legal name

CalWind Resources, Inc.

Website

https://calwind.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CalWind Resources is a privately held California clean-energy company that develops and operates wind-driven power plants in the Tehachapi Mountains, selling electricity directly to California ratepayers through the state's deregulated market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wind Power Generation

NAICS

Wind Electric Power Generation (221115)

SIC

Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

Onshore Wind Power Generation (Utility-Scale) (EUACAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Wind Farm Ownership & Operations (IPP/Utility-Owned Asset Operations) (EUACAFAF)

Keywords

• Wind energy generation
• Renewable power production
• Utility-scale wind farms
• Clean electricity supply
• Wind power operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Westlake Village

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Wind Energy Sales to Ratepayers: CalWind generates revenue by selling wind-generated electricity directly to California ratepayers who choose clean energy providers. The electricity is sold to displace conventional generation from polluting sources, with customers selecting CalWind as their electricity provider.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

CalWind Resources develops and operates wind-driven power plants in California's Tehachapi Mountains, generating approximately 30 MW of clean electricity through roughly 200 wind turbines across two facilities — Resources I at Tehachapi Pass (est. 1984, 9 MW, ~120 turbines) and Resources II at Pajuela Peak (est. 1997, 20 MW, 70 Vestas turbines). The company sells this renewable electricity directly to California ratepayers under the state's post-2018 deregulated energy market, displacing fossil-fuel generation on the grid.

Product overview

CalWind Resources operates a portfolio of two wind power plant facilities—Resources I (Tehachapi Pass) and Resources II (Pajuela Peak)—comprising approximately 200 wind turbine generators with a combined capacity of 30 MW. The company specializes in renewable wind energy generation and distribution to California ratepayers, providing approximately 30 megawatts of clean energy production that saves 46,000 metric tons of CO2 annually and serves 22,500 houses per year. CalWind is committed to California's mandate for 100% renewable electricity by 2045.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Resources I (Tehachapi Pass) Wind Power Plant Wind power plant located in the Tehachapi Mountains, California, comprising approximately 120 wind turbine generators with a 9 MW capacity. Established in 1984 as CalWind's first major wind energy generation facility, providing renewable electricity to California ratepayers.
• Resources II (Pajuela Peak) Wind Power Plant Wind power plant located on Pajuela Peak in Tehachapi, California, featuring 70 Vestas turbine generators with a 20 MW capacity. Established in 1997 as CalWind's second major wind facility, providing renewable electricity to California ratepayers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 46,000 metric tons of CO2 saved per year
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• California Wind Energy Association (CalWEA)coreOthersCalWind is a founding member of CalWEA and holds a seat on its board of directors. This membership provides industry representation, policy advocacy, and networking within California's wind energy sector.
• American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)minorOthersCalWind is a member of AWEA, the national trade association for the U.S. wind energy industry. Membership provides access to industry resources, advocacy, and best practices.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Brookfield Renewable: Large, diversified renewable power producer with substantial wind capacity across North America — broader incumbent with comparable PPA/off-take economics.
• NextEra Energy Resources: The largest US wind operator and a dominant buyer of renewable assets; comparable buyer/competitor dynamic and a credible acquirer of California wind IPPs.
• EDF Renewables North America: Large, diversified renewable developer and operator with substantial California wind capacity — broader incumbent in the same wind IPP space CalWind occupies.

Direct peers

• Invenergy: US-based renewable energy developer and operator with significant wind generation — similar utility-scale wind IPP model selling into deregulated or competitive US power markets.
• Pattern Energy: Pure-play wind independent power producer with operating US wind farms selling output under PPAs and into competitive markets — closely comparable to CalWind's wind IPP model.
• Avangrid Renewables: Operates one of the largest US wind generation portfolios including California assets, very comparable in business model as a wind IPP serving California load.
• EDP Renewables North America: Operates utility-scale wind farms across the US, including California; comparable wind IPP business model with shared regulatory framework under SB 100.
• Terra-Gen Power: Independent US renewable energy operator with a sizeable California wind and solar generation fleet, very comparable in business model (utility-scale wind generation selling into California load) and regulatory positioning.

Others

• MCE Clean Energy: California Community Choice Aggregator competing for the same pool of California ratepayers that CalWind targets via its direct-to-consumer model — adjacent competitor for end customers.
• Peninsula Clean Energy: California Community Choice Aggregator serving San Mateo County and adjacent areas — adjacent competitor for CalWind's direct ratepayer switching pool.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/calwind-resources-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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