Edwards Sanborn E1A
Solar power plant · Kern County, California
Nameplate capacity
293 MW
Rank in California
#78
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2022
August 2022
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Terra-Gen Operating Co-Hybrid
- County
- Kern County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.27%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #22 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 64878
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV | Solar Photovoltaic | 149 MW | 149 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| BESS | Batteries | 144 MW | 144 MW | 2022 | 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
| Sycamore Cogeneration | Natural gas | 300 MW |
| Stateline Solar | Solar | 300 MW |
| Edwards Sanborn E1B | Solar | 290 MW |
| Lodi Energy Center | Natural gas | 289 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 293 MW solar plant and a 293 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