Golden Fields Solar I, LLC
Solar power plant · Kern County, California
Nameplate capacity
54 MW
Rank in California
#411
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2016
December 2016
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- MN8 Energy LLC
- County
- Kern County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #122 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 60590
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 54 MW | 54 MW | 2016 | 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
| Alameda | Natural gas | 55 MW |
| Escondido Energy Center | Natural gas | 54 MW |
| Solar Star California, XLI, LLC | Solar | 54 MW |
| Stockton Biomass | Other | 54 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 54 MW solar plant and a 54 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