Lemoore West
Solar power plant · Kings County, California
Nameplate capacity
7.9 MW
Rank in California
#893
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2022
December 2022
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Leprino Foods
- County
- Kings County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #297 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 68027
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEW1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 7.9 MW | 7.9 MW | 2022 | 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
| Orion Solar II | Solar | 8.0 MW |
| Potrero Hills Energy Producers | Other | 8.0 MW |
| Perris | Hydro | 7.9 MW |
| Regional Wastewater Control Facility | Other | 7.8 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 7.9 MW solar plant and a 7.9 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