Malech Solar Farm
Solar power plant · Santa Clara County, California
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- County of Santa Clara (CA)
- County
- Santa Clara County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #433 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 62688
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFARM | Solar Photovoltaic | 3.1 MW | 3.1 MW | 2017 | 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
| Coyote Creek | Hydro | 3.1 MW |
| Kaiser - Woodland Hills | Natural gas | 3.1 MW |
| Santa Ana 3 | Hydro | 3.1 MW |
| Aerojet I | Solar | 3.0 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 3.1 MW solar plant and a 3.1 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