Borden Solar Farm
Solar power plant · Madera County, California
Nameplate capacity
50 MW
Rank in California
#430
of 1,928 plants
In service since
2020
June 2020
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- 41MB 8me, LLC
- County
- Madera County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #136 of 968
- EIA plant code
- 59531
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRDN | Solar Photovoltaic | 50 MW | 50 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.
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About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, August 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 50 MW solar plant and a 50 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