RE Astoria 2
Solar power plant · Kern County, California
Nameplate capacity
75 MW
Rank in California
#342
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2016
December 2016
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- RE Astoria 2 LLC
- County
- Kern County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.07%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #108 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 59977
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASTR2 | Solar Photovoltaic | 75 MW | 75 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
| Hummingbird Energy Storage LLC | Battery storage | 75 MW |
| Mojave 3/4/5 | Wind | 75 MW |
| Colgreen North Shore Solar Farm | Solar | 75 MW |
| Second Imperial Geothermal | Other | 75 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 75 MW solar plant and a 75 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