Centinela Solar Energy
Solar power plant · Imperial County, California
Nameplate capacity
175 MW
Rank in California
#150
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2013
July 2013
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Centinela Solar Energy LLC
- County
- Imperial County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.16%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #57 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 58430
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSE1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 34 MW | 33 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| CSE3 | Solar Photovoltaic | 34 MW | 33 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| CSE4 | Solar Photovoltaic | 34 MW | 33 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| CSE2 | Solar Photovoltaic | 27 MW | 26 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| CSE6 | Solar Photovoltaic | 27 MW | 26 MW | 2014 | Operating |
| CSE5 | Solar Photovoltaic | 19 MW | 19 MW | 2014 | 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
| Calistoga Power Plant | Other | 176 MW |
| RE Mustang LLC | Solar | 175 MW |
| Big Creek 3 | Hydro | 175 MW |
| Campbell Power Plant | Natural gas | 174 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 175 MW solar plant and a 175 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