Eland Solar & Storage Center, Phase 1 Hy
Solar power plant · Kern County, California
Nameplate capacity
460 MW
Rank in California
#44
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2024
November 2024
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- 68SF 8me LLC
- County
- Kern County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.43%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #5 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 61168
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68SF8 | Solar Photovoltaic | 310 MW | 200 MW | 2024 | Operating |
| 61168 | 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
| Walnut Creek Energy Park | Natural gas | 500 MW |
| Solar Blue | Solar | 475 MW |
| Eland Solar & Storage Center, Phase 2 Hy | Solar | 458 MW |
| Desert Quartzite | Solar | 450 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 460 MW solar plant and a 460 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