Little Bear 5
Solar power plant · Fresno County, California
Nameplate capacity
50 MW
Rank in California
#436
of 1,928 plants
In service since
2020
December 2020
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Little Bear Solar 5, LLC (Longroad)
- County
- Fresno County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #139 of 968
- EIA plant code
- 62465
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN01 | Solar Photovoltaic | 50 MW | 50 MW | 2020 | 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
| Kumeyaay Wind | Wind | 50 MW |
| Little Bear 4 | Solar | 50 MW |
| Midway Solar Farm 1 | Solar | 50 MW |
| North Johnson Energy Center | Battery storage | 50 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, August 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 50 MW solar plant and a 50 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