McFarland A Solar and Storage
Solar power plant · Yuma County, Arizona
Nameplate capacity
300 MW
Rank in Arizona
#41
of 200 plants
In service since
2023
December 2023
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- AES Clean Energy
- County
- Yuma County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.70%
- Rank among solar plants in Arizona
- #8 of 105
- EIA plant code
- 66636
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCFRA | Solar Photovoltaic | 200 MW | 200 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| BESS | Batteries | 100 MW | 100 MW | 2023 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Arizona
| Atlas VII | Battery storage | 300 MW |
| Box Canyon (AZ) | Solar | 300 MW |
| Papago Energy Storage | Battery storage | 300 MW |
| Solana Generating Station | Solar | 280 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 300 MW solar plant and a 300 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Arizona power plants · What Arizona actually generates