Nameplate capacity
475 MW
Rank in California
#43
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2023
December 2023
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Westlands Solar Blue
- County
- Kings County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.44%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #4 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 63848
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBLUE | Solar Photovoltaic | 250 MW | 250 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| BESS1 | Batteries | 225 MW | 225 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
| McCoy Solar Energy Project Hybrid | Battery storage | 501 MW |
| Walnut Creek Energy Park | Natural gas | 500 MW |
| Eland Solar & Storage Center, Phase 1 Hy | Solar | 460 MW |
| Eland Solar & Storage Center, Phase 2 Hy | Solar | 458 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 475 MW solar plant and a 475 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