Edwards Sanborn E3
Solar power plant · Kern County, California
Nameplate capacity
38 MW
Rank in California
#523
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2021
December 2021
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Terra-Gen Operating Co-Hybrid
- County
- Kern County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #140 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 64877
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV | Solar Photovoltaic | 27 MW | 27 MW | 2021 | Operating |
| BESS | Batteries | 11 MW | 11 MW | 2021 | 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
| Total Energy Facilities | Other | 38 MW |
| Sargent Canyon Cogeneration | Natural gas | 38 MW |
| Buena Vista Energy LLC | Wind | 38 MW |
| Beacon Solar Plant Site 5 | Solar | 38 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 38 MW solar plant and a 38 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