Big Bear
Solar power plant · Los Angeles County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Altus Power America Management, LLC
- County
- Los Angeles County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #317 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 64418
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BB000 | Solar Photovoltaic | 5.5 MW | 5.5 MW | 2020 | 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
| Olive View Medical Center | Natural gas | 5.6 MW |
| San Fernando | Hydro | 5.6 MW |
| Deer Creek PH | Hydro | 5.5 MW |
| HEBT Irvine 1 | Battery storage | 5.5 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 5.5 MW solar plant and a 5.5 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