Lockheed Martin Palmdale Solar PV
Solar power plant · Los Angeles County, California
Nameplate capacity
21 MW
Rank in California
#619
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2016
May 2016
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Lockheed Martin Corporation
- County
- Los Angeles County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #156 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 68798
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20MW | Solar Photovoltaic | 20 MW | 20 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| 1MW | Solar Photovoltaic | 0.9 MW | 0.5 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
| Mesquite Lake Energy Park Plant 2 | Other | 21 MW |
| Solar Blythe LLC | Solar | 21 MW |
| Atwell Island | Solar | 20 MW |
| RE Garland A | Solar | 20 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 21 MW solar plant and a 21 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