RE Barren Ridge 1
Solar power plant · Kern County, California
Nameplate capacity
60 MW
Rank in California
#386
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2016
August 2016
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- RE Barren Ridge 1, LLC
- County
- Kern County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.06%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #117 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 60389
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REBR1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 60 MW | 60 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
| Five Points Solar Park | Solar | 60 MW |
| Goleta Energy Storage, LLC | Battery storage | 60 MW |
| Regulus Solar Project | Solar | 60 MW |
| Center Hybrid | Natural gas | 60 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 60 MW solar plant and a 60 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