Santa Rita Jail Hybrid
Solar power plant · Alameda County, California
Nameplate capacity
2.9 MW
Rank in California
#1282
of 1,928 plants
In service since
2016
December 2016
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- County of Alameda GSA
- County
- Alameda County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #512 of 968
- EIA plant code
- 58625
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRFC2 | Other Natural Gas | 1.4 MW | 1.2 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| SRPV2 | Solar Photovoltaic | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| SRPV3 | Solar Photovoltaic | 0.5 MW | 0.5 MW | 2017 | 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
| SMUD at Van Conett | Solar | 2.9 MW |
| San Diego - EMDF at San Diego | Solar | 2.9 MW |
| Sun Pacific - Lerdo | Solar | 2.9 MW |
| Temescal | Hydro | 2.9 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, August 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 2.9 MW solar plant and a 2.9 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