Rio Bravo Solar II LLC
Solar power plant in Kern County, California. 20 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Deriva Energy.
Also known as Rio Bravo Solar II, LLC · EIA plant 59250
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 20 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 2016First generator online
- Operator
- Deriva EnergyEIA operator ID 65411
- Grid
- CAISOBalancing authority CISO
- Price nodes
- 1 CAISO nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Kern County, CA35.4225, −119.6292
- EIA plant ID
- 59250EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Rio Bravo Solar II produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
51.7 GWh
51,654 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
29.5%
2024: 28.9%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2017 to 2025
45.9–53.6
GWh a year. Low 2020, high 2017
| 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2016 | 107 | Not reported | 1 of 12 |
| 2017 | 53,602 | 30.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 51,987 | 29.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 49,592 | 28.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 45,857 | 26.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 49,804 | 28.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 46,934 | 26.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 48,045 | 27.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 50,755 | 28.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 51,654 | 29.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | Not reported | Not reported | 0 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, USGSNo EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| PV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 20.0 | December 2016 |
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 Deriva Energy as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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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 Rio Bravo Solar II
How much power does Rio Bravo Solar II LLC produce?
Rio Bravo Solar II LLC reported 51,654 MWh (51.7 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 29.5% capacity factor on 20 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Rio Bravo Solar II LLC?
Rio Bravo Solar II LLC is in Kern County, California, at 35.4225, −119.6292. It is in the California Independent System Operator balancing area (CISO).
Who operates Rio Bravo Solar II LLC?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Deriva Energy as the operator (EIA operator ID 65411). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Rio Bravo Solar II LLC start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 2016, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Rio Bravo Solar II LLC?
Yes. InfraMap has CAISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Rio Bravo Solar II LLC, 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
- Project names from the USGS U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page