Berrenda Mesa Water District
Solar power plant · Kern County, California
Nameplate capacity
6.4 MW
Rank in California
#934
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2023
July 2023
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- The Greater Light USA LLC
- County
- Kern County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #308 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 65073
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 6.4 MW | 6.4 MW | 2023 | Out of service but expected to return to service in next calendar year |
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
| Genentech-Oceanside Hybrid | Solar | 6.5 MW |
| Summer North Solar | Solar | 6.5 MW |
| Centerville PH | Hydro | 6.4 MW |
| Desert Green Solar Farm LLC | Solar | 6.3 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 6.4 MW solar plant and a 6.4 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