Gavilan Community College Solar Project
Solar and battery storage project in Santa Clara County, California. 1.9 MW of nameplate capacity across 2 generators, operated by Gavilan District College Solar Project.
Also known as EIA plant 61993
This project groups Gavilan Community College Solar Project (EIA 61993). EIA reports them as separate plants.
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 1.9 MWSolar 1.4 · Battery storage 0.5
- Generators
- 2 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 2018First generator online
- Operator
- Gavilan District College Solar ProjectEIA operator ID 61872
- Grid
- CAISOBalancing authority CISO
- Price nodes
- None linkedNo verified ISO node
- Location
- Santa Clara County, CA37.0038, −121.5936
- EIA plant ID
- 61993EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Gavilan Community College Solar Project produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
Not reported
Not reported MWh, final. 0 of 12 months reported
Capacity factor, 2025
Not reported
2024: Not reported
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
| 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 | 350 | Not reported | 1 of 12 |
| 2019 | 2,751 | Not reported | 7 of 12 |
| 2020 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2021 | 2,230 | 18.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2023 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2024 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2025 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDCBA | Batteries | 0.5 | June 2019 |
| GDCPV | Solar Photovoltaic | 1.4 | December 2018 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Gavilan District College Solar Project 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 Gavilan Community College Solar Project
Where is Gavilan Community College Solar Project?
Gavilan Community College Solar Project is in Santa Clara County, California, at 37.0038, −121.5936. It is in the California Independent System Operator balancing area (CISO).
Who operates Gavilan Community College Solar Project?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Gavilan District College Solar Project as the operator (EIA operator ID 61872). The operator is not always the owner.
Is Gavilan Community College Solar Project a solar or a battery storage plant?
Both. Solar capacity totals 1.4 MW and battery storage capacity totals 0.5 MW.
When did Gavilan Community College Solar Project start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 2018, 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