Ivanpah 1
Solar power plant · San Bernardino County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Thermal without Energy Storage
- Operator
- NRG Energy Services
- County
- San Bernardino County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.12%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #81 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 57074
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST1 | Solar Thermal without Energy Storage | 126 MW | 126 MW | 2013 | 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
| Lancaster Area Battery | Battery storage | 127 MW |
| AVEP BESS | Battery storage | 126 MW |
| Rock Creek | Hydro | 126 MW |
| Carson Power Plant | Natural gas | 126 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 126 MW solar plant and a 126 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