Chaparral Springs
Solar power plant · Kern County, California
Nameplate capacity
262 MW
Rank in California
#92
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2025
April 2025
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Leeward Asset Management, LLC
- County
- Kern County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.24%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #30 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 64864
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPS | Solar Photovoltaic | 102 MW | 102 MW | 2025 | Operating |
| GEN01 | Solar Photovoltaic | 72 MW | 72 MW | 2025 | Operating |
| CHAPB | Batteries | 52 MW | 52 MW | 2025 | Operating |
| WS3BA | Batteries | 36 MW | 36 MW | 2025 | 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
| Glenarm | Natural gas | 266 MW |
| Ocotillo Express LLC | Wind | 265 MW |
| Edwards Sanborn E2 | Solar | 258 MW |
| Rosamond South 1 | Solar | 257 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 262 MW solar plant and a 262 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