Solar Star 2
Solar power plant · Kern County, California
Nameplate capacity
279 MW
Rank in California
#85
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2014
March 2014
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Solar Star California XX, LLC
- County
- Kern County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.26%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #27 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 58389
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS21 | Solar Photovoltaic | 60 MW | 59 MW | 2014 | Operating |
| SS22 | Solar Photovoltaic | 56 MW | 55 MW | 2014 | Operating |
| SS25 | Solar Photovoltaic | 53 MW | 52 MW | 2014 | Operating |
| SS23 | Solar Photovoltaic | 48 MW | 47 MW | 2014 | Operating |
| SS24 | Solar Photovoltaic | 44 MW | 43 MW | 2015 | Operating |
| AVS2 | Solar Photovoltaic | 20 MW | 19 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
| Chestnut | Solar | 286 MW |
| Mojave Solar Project | Solar | 280 MW |
| RE Tranquillity | Solar | 277 MW |
| Devil Canyon | Hydro | 276 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 279 MW solar plant and a 279 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