Avenal Park
Solar power plant · Kings County, California
Nameplate capacity
6.0 MW
Rank in California
#945
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2011
August 2011
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Avenal Solar Holdings LLC
- County
- Kings County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #312 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 57359
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 6.0 MW | 6.0 MW | 2011 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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| Oxbow (CA) | Hydro | 6.1 MW |
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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 6.0 MW solar plant and a 6.0 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