Blythe Solar IV, LLC
Solar power plant · Riverside County, California
Nameplate capacity
184 MW
Rank in California
#142
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2020
November 2020
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Blythe Solar IV, LLC
- County
- Riverside County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.17%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #55 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 60095
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLS4A | Solar Photovoltaic | 69 MW | 69 MW | 2020 | Operating |
| BLS4B | Solar Photovoltaic | 69 MW | 69 MW | 2020 | Operating |
| BLST4 | Batteries | 47 MW | 47 MW | 2022 | 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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| Mammoth Pool | Hydro | 190 MW |
| Manzana Wind LLC | Wind | 189 MW |
| Redding Power | Natural gas | 183 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 184 MW solar plant and a 184 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