Golden Field Solar III, LLC
Solar power plant · Kern County, California
Nameplate capacity
339 MW
Rank in California
#63
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2020
December 2020
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Golden Fields Solar III, LLC
- County
- Kern County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.31%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #16 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 63859
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCTR | Solar Photovoltaic | 192 MW | 192 MW | 2020 | Operating |
| RCBA | Batteries | 147 MW | 147 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
| Crimson | Battery storage | 350 MW |
| Scarlet II Hybrid | Solar | 350 MW |
| Tracy Combined Cycle Power Plant | Natural gas | 336 MW |
| Blythe Mesa Solar II | Solar | 336 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 339 MW solar plant and a 339 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