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Adera Solar

Solar power plant in Madera County, California. 20 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by AES Distributed Energy.

Also known as EIA plant 60027

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Key facts

Capacity
20 MWNameplate
Generators
1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
Operating since
December 2015First generator online
Operator
AES Distributed EnergyEIA operator ID 61012
Grid
CAISOBalancing authority CISO
Price nodes
1 CAISO nodeResource nodes with prices
Location
Madera County, CA37.1206, −120.3249
EIA plant ID
60027EIA plant page

Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.

How much power Adera Solar produces

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Net generation, 2025

32.7 GWh

32,720 MWh, final

Capacity factor, 2025

18.7%

2024: 9.8%

January to July 2026

Not reported

Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported

Range, 2016 to 2025

17.3–43.0

GWh a year. Low 2024, high 2018

Annual net generation, GWhCapacity factor below each year
Annual net generation from EIA-923
YearNet generation, MWhCapacity factorMonths reported
2000Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2001Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2002Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2003Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2004Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2005Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2006Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2007Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2008Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2009Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2010Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2011Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2012Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2013Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2014Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
20151,172Not reported1 of 12
201637,76321.5%12 of 12
201739,39422.5%12 of 12
201842,96924.5%12 of 12
201942,33624.2%12 of 12
202036,91721.0%12 of 12
202127,10715.5%12 of 12
202226,36915.1%12 of 12
202327,36915.6%12 of 12
202417,2589.8%12 of 12
202532,72018.7%12 of 12
2026 (provisional, partial year)Not reportedNot reported0 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

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Emissions

Free · EPA CAMPD

No EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.

Water use

Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGS

No 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

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GeneratorTechnologyNameplate MWOnline since
ADERASolar Photovoltaic20.0December 2015

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.

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Expected vs reported generation

Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.

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Questions about Adera Solar

How much power does Adera Solar produce?

Adera Solar reported 32,720 MWh (32.7 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 18.7% capacity factor on 20 MW of nameplate capacity.

Where is Adera Solar?

Adera Solar is in Madera County, California, at 37.1206, −120.3249. It is in the California Independent System Operator balancing area (CISO).

Who operates Adera Solar?

EIA-860M for August 2026 lists AES Distributed Energy as the operator (EIA operator ID 61012). The operator is not always the owner.

When did Adera Solar start operating?

Its first generator began operating in December 2015, according to EIA-860M.

Does InfraMap have power prices for Adera Solar?

Yes. InfraMap has CAISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Adera Solar, 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

Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page