South County Detention Center Solar
Solar power plant · Tulare County, California
Nameplate capacity
1.1 MW
Rank in California
#1733
of 1,897 plants
In service since
2019
November 2019
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- SoCore Energy LLC
- County
- Tulare County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among solar plants in California
- #826 of 937
- EIA plant code
- 68265
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 1.1 MW | 1.1 MW | 2019 | 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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| Santa Maria LFG Power Plant | Other | 1.1 MW |
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| Stockton 6 - SLEBA202 | Solar | 1.1 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 1.1 MW solar plant and a 1.1 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