Mojave Solar Project
Solar power plant in San Bernardino County, California. 280 MW of nameplate capacity across 2 generators, operated by Mojave Solar LLC.
Also known as EIA plant 57331
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 280 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 2 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 2014First generator online
- Operator
- Mojave Solar LLCEIA operator ID 56660
- Grid
- CAISOBalancing authority CISO
- Price nodes
- 1 CAISO nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- San Bernardino County, CA35.0177, −117.3391
- EIA plant ID
- 57331EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Mojave Solar Project produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
590 GWh
590,420 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
24.1%
2024: 25.6%
January to July 2026
354 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2015 to 2025
503.6–629.1
GWh a year. Low 2015, high 2024
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2003 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2004 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2005 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2006 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2007 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2008 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2009 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2010 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2011 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2012 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2013 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2014 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2015 | 503,576 | 20.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 624,907 | 25.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 594,030 | 24.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 605,180 | 24.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 514,484 | 21.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 558,414 | 22.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 587,977 | 24.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 595,702 | 24.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 612,402 | 25.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 629,101 | 25.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 590,420 | 24.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 354,437 | 24.9% | 7 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free account · CAISOEmissions
Free · EPA CAMPDNo EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSWithdrawal, 2024
474
million gallons
Consumption, 2024
474
million gallons
Source
On-site wells with water rights
Ground, Fresh. Induced-draft tower
Watershed stress
Very low/none · 0.178
USGS SUI, HUC12 Schweitzer Well-Harper Lake
24 of 24 cooling months report withdrawal. Groundwater user; SUI describes surface water and is context only. Blank volumes are unreported, not zero.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSP1 | Solar Thermal without Energy Storage | 140.0 | December 2014 |
| MSP2 | Solar Thermal without Energy Storage | 140.0 | December 2014 |
Ownership and offtake
ProOwnership and offtake are part of Pro
Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Mojave Solar LLC as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
ProPro adds modeled values for this plant. Everything above stays free.
Modeled curtailment
A range, not one number. The lower bound counts hours inside the production tax credit window; the upper bound is the no-credit case.
Expected vs reported generation
Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.
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Questions about Mojave Solar Project
How much power does Mojave Solar Project produce?
Mojave Solar Project reported 590,420 MWh (590 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 24.1% capacity factor on 280 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 354 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Mojave Solar Project?
Mojave Solar Project is in San Bernardino County, California, at 35.0177, −117.3391. It is in the California Independent System Operator balancing area (CISO).
Who operates Mojave Solar Project?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Mojave Solar LLC as the operator (EIA operator ID 56660). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Mojave Solar Project start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 2014, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Mojave Solar Project?
Yes. InfraMap has CAISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Mojave Solar Project, with the hub price and node-to-hub basis. Prices are free with an InfraMap account; pricing node names are part of InfraMap Pro.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- CAISO day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05
- EIA-923 cooling water 2024 and the USGS surface water supply and use index, Water years 2010-2020 (Oct 2009 to Sep 2020), mean of monthly values
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page