Desert Quartzite
Solar power plant · Riverside County, California
Nameplate capacity
450 MW
Rank in California
#46
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2024
December 2024
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Desert Quartzite LLC
- County
- Riverside County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.42%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #7 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 59871
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN01 | Solar Photovoltaic | 300 MW | 300 MW | 2024 | Operating |
| GEN02 | Batteries | 150 MW | 150 MW | 2024 | 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
| Eland Solar & Storage Center, Phase 1 Hy | Solar | 460 MW |
| Eland Solar & Storage Center, Phase 2 Hy | Solar | 458 MW |
| Daggett 3 | Solar | 449 MW |
| Slate Hybrid | Solar | 440 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 450 MW solar plant and a 450 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