Nameplate capacity
286 MW
Rank in California
#83
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2023
December 2023
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Chestnut Westside LLC
- County
- Kings County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.26%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #25 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 63849
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHNUT | Solar Photovoltaic | 151 MW | 151 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| BESS1 | Batteries | 135 MW | 135 MW | 2023 | 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
| Fifth Standard Solar PV, LLC (Hybrid) | Solar | 287 MW |
| Vikings Energy Farm | Battery storage | 287 MW |
| Mojave Solar Project | Solar | 280 MW |
| Solar Star 2 | Solar | 279 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 286 MW solar plant and a 286 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