RE Gaskell West 2 LLC
Solar power plant · Kern County, California
Nameplate capacity
65 MW
Rank in California
#364
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2023
May 2023
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- RE Gaskell West LLC
- County
- Kern County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.06%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #113 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 61446
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV2 | Solar Photovoltaic | 45 MW | 45 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| BA2 | Batteries | 20 MW | 20 MW | 2023 | 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
| Roseville Power Plant #2 | Natural gas | 66 MW |
| San Francisquito 1 | Hydro | 66 MW |
| San Jacinto Grid, LLC | Battery storage | 65 MW |
| Gianera | Natural gas | 65 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 65 MW solar plant and a 65 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