Edwards Sanborn E5
Solar power plant · Kern County, California
Nameplate capacity
115 MW
Rank in California
#244
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2022
December 2022
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Terra-Gen Operating Co-Hybrid
- County
- Kern County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.11%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #85 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 65676
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV | Solar Photovoltaic | 68 MW | 68 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| BESS | Batteries | 47 MW | 47 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
| Beaumont BESS | Battery storage | 117 MW |
| Thermalito | Hydro | 115 MW |
| Border Hybrid Energy Center | Natural gas | 115 MW |
| Daggett 1 | Battery storage | 114 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 115 MW solar plant and a 115 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