Baldy Mesa 2_Silver Peak Hybrid
Solar power plant · San Bernardino County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- AES Clean Energy
- County
- San Bernardino County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.07%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #107 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 66885
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPKPV | Solar Photovoltaic | 50 MW | 50 MW | 2024 | Operating |
| SPKBS | Batteries | 25 MW | 25 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
| McClellan (CA) | Natural gas | 77 MW |
| Mojave 16/17/18 BESS | Battery storage | 77 MW |
| Big Creek 8 | Hydro | 75 MW |
| Desert Peak Energy Storage II | Battery storage | 75 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 75 MW solar plant and a 75 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