Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 1
Solar and battery storage project in Kern County, California. 76 MW of nameplate capacity across 2 generators, operated by AES Distributed Energy.
Also known as EIA plant 59315
This project groups Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 1 (EIA 59315) and Beacon BESS 1 (EIA 61431). EIA reports them as separate plants.
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 76 MWSolar 56.0 · Battery storage 20.0
- Generators
- 2 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- April 2017First generator online
- Operator
- AES Distributed EnergyEIA operator ID 61012
- Grid
- LDWPBalancing authority LDWP
- Price nodes
- None linkedNo verified ISO node
- Location
- Kern County, CA35.2694, −118.0144
- EIA plant ID
- 59315EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 1 produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
126 GWh
125,735 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
26.2%
2024: 26.1%
January to July 2026
76.1 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2019 to 2025
125.7–140.4
GWh a year. Low 2025, high 2022
| 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2017 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2018 | 24,718 | Not reported | 3 of 12 |
| 2019 | 136,939 | 28.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 138,622 | 28.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 139,593 | 28.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 140,385 | 28.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 133,676 | 27.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 125,950 | 26.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 125,735 | 26.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 76,064 | 27.2% | 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 accountNo verified ISO price node is linked to this plant, or its price history could not load.
Emissions
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEAC1 EIA 59315 | Solar Photovoltaic | 56.0 | April 2017 |
| BCNB1 EIA 61431 | Batteries | 20.0 | October 2018 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists AES Distributed 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 Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 1
How much power does Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 1 produce?
Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 1 reported 125,735 MWh (126 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 26.2% capacity factor on 76 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 76.1 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 1?
Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 1 is in Kern County, California, at 35.2694, −118.0144. It is in the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power balancing area (LDWP).
Who operates Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 1?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists AES Distributed Energy as the operator (EIA operator ID 61012). The operator is not always the owner.
Is Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 1 a solar or a battery storage plant?
Both. Solar capacity totals 56 MW and battery storage capacity totals 20 MW.
When did Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 1 start operating?
Its first generator began operating in April 2017, according to EIA-860M.
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)
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page