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Wistaria Ranch Solar

Solar power plant in Imperial County, California. 106.7 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by RWE Clean Energy.

Also known as EIA plant 61750

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Key facts

Capacity
106.7 MWNameplate
Generators
1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
Operating since
December 2018First generator online
Operator
RWE Clean EnergyEIA operator ID 67192
Grid
CAISOBalancing authority CISO
Price nodes
1 CAISO nodeResource nodes with prices
Location
Imperial County, CA32.6760, −115.6190
EIA plant ID
61750EIA plant page

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

How much power Wistaria Ranch Solar produces

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Net generation, 2025

289 GWh

288,908 MWh, final

Capacity factor, 2025

30.9%

2024: 31.1%

January to July 2026

161 GWh

Provisional

Range, 2019 to 2025

252.8–292.6

GWh a year. Low 2022, high 2019

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
2015Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2016Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2017Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
201815,374Not reported1 of 12
2019292,64031.3%12 of 12
2020269,78028.8%12 of 12
2021258,76627.7%12 of 12
2022252,77327.0%12 of 12
2023273,13029.2%12 of 12
2024291,95031.1%12 of 12
2025288,90830.9%12 of 12
2026 (provisional, partial year)161,44229.7%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

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Emissions

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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
WICASolar Photovoltaic106.7December 2018

Ownership and offtake

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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists RWE Clean Energy as the operator, which is not always the owner.

Modeled data

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Modeled

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.

Modeled

Expected vs reported generation

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

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Questions about Wistaria Ranch Solar

How much power does Wistaria Ranch Solar produce?

Wistaria Ranch Solar reported 288,908 MWh (289 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 30.9% capacity factor on 106.7 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 161 GWh, which is provisional.

Where is Wistaria Ranch Solar?

Wistaria Ranch Solar is in Imperial County, California, at 32.6760, −115.6190. It is in the California Independent System Operator balancing area (CISO).

Who operates Wistaria Ranch Solar?

EIA-860M for August 2026 lists RWE Clean Energy as the operator (EIA operator ID 67192). The operator is not always the owner.

When did Wistaria Ranch Solar start operating?

Its first generator began operating in December 2018, according to EIA-860M.

Does InfraMap have power prices for Wistaria Ranch Solar?

Yes. InfraMap has CAISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Wistaria Ranch 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