Solar Gen 2 Solar Facility
Solar power plant · Imperial County, California
Nameplate capacity
163 MW
Rank in California
#165
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2014
November 2014
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Southern Power Co
- County
- Imperial County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.15%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #61 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 58592
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALHM | Solar Photovoltaic | 54 MW | 50 MW | 2014 | Operating |
| ARK | Solar Photovoltaic | 54 MW | 50 MW | 2014 | Operating |
| SONR | Solar Photovoltaic | 54 MW | 50 MW | 2014 | 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
| Pine Flat | Hydro | 165 MW |
| Resurgence Solar | Solar | 165 MW |
| High Winds LLC | Wind | 162 MW |
| North Sky River Energy LLC | Wind | 162 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 163 MW solar plant and a 163 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