Nameplate capacity
273 MW
Rank in California
#88
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2016
November 2016
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Southern Power Co
- County
- Kern County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.25%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #29 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 60233
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV2 | Solar Photovoltaic | 185 MW | 180 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| BESS1 | Batteries | 45 MW | 45 MW | 2021 | Operating |
| BESS2 | Batteries | 43 MW | 43 MW | 2021 | 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
| RE Tranquillity | Solar | 277 MW |
| Devil Canyon | Hydro | 276 MW |
| White Rock/Slab Creek | Hydro | 269 MW |
| Glenarm | Natural gas | 266 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 273 MW solar plant and a 273 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