Solar Photovoltaic Project #42
Solar power plant · Tulare County, California
Nameplate capacity
5.0 MW
Rank in California
#1026
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2012
November 2012
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Southern California Edison Co
- County
- Tulare County
- Generating units
- 10
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #354 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 57441
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S42A | Solar Photovoltaic | 0.5 MW | 0.5 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| S42B | Solar Photovoltaic | 0.5 MW | 0.5 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| S42C | Solar Photovoltaic | 0.5 MW | 0.5 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| S42D | Solar Photovoltaic | 0.5 MW | 0.5 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| S42E | Solar Photovoltaic | 0.5 MW | 0.5 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| S42F | Solar Photovoltaic | 0.5 MW | 0.5 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| S42G | Solar Photovoltaic | 0.5 MW | 0.5 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| S42H | Solar Photovoltaic | 0.5 MW | 0.5 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| S42I | Solar Photovoltaic | 0.5 MW | 0.5 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| S42J | Solar Photovoltaic | 0.5 MW | 0.5 MW | 2012 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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| Ramona 2 | Solar | 5.0 MW |
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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 5.0 MW solar plant and a 5.0 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