Pacific Ethanol Madera Solar Array
Solar power plant · Madera County, California
Nameplate capacity
4.3 MW
Rank in California
#1082
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2018
August 2018
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Seaboard Energy California, LLC
- County
- Madera County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #380 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 61989
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV | Solar Photovoltaic | 4.3 MW | 3.9 MW | 2018 | 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
| Foster Clean Power A | Solar | 4.3 MW |
| IGS KSBD | Solar | 4.3 MW |
| Ramona Solar Energy | Solar | 4.3 MW |
| EMWD - San Jacinto RES BCT | Solar | 4.2 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 4.3 MW solar plant and a 4.3 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