Community Solar 1
Solar power plant · Imperial County, California
Nameplate capacity
5.7 MW
Rank in California
#960
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2014
June 2014
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Solar Community I LLC
- County
- Imperial County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #316 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 58545
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 5.7 MW | 5.7 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.
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| HEBT Irvine 2 | Battery storage | 5.8 MW |
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| Drop 1 | Hydro | 5.7 MW |
| Signal Hill West Unit | Natural gas | 5.7 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 5.7 MW solar plant and a 5.7 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