Arica Solar
Solar power plant · Riverside County, California
Nameplate capacity
399 MW
Rank in California
#53
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2024
March 2024
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Arica Solar, LLC
- County
- Riverside County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.37%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #10 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 65744
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCPV | Solar Photovoltaic | 263 MW | 263 MW | 2024 | Operating |
| ARCBA | Batteries | 136 MW | 136 MW | 2024 | 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 California
| Watson Cogeneration | Natural gas | 405 MW |
| Kola Energy Center | Battery storage | 400 MW |
| Pio Pico Energy Center | Natural gas | 395 MW |
| El Centro Hybrid | Natural gas | 388 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 399 MW solar plant and a 399 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 California power plants · What California actually generates