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Antelope Expansion 3A

Solar power plant in Los Angeles County, California. 15 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by AES Distributed Energy.

Also known as EIA plant 62673

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Key facts

Capacity
15 MWNameplate
Generators
1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
Operating since
June 2021First generator online
Operator
AES Distributed EnergyEIA operator ID 61012
Grid
CAISOBalancing authority CISO
Price nodes
1 CAISO nodeResource nodes with prices
Location
Los Angeles County, CA34.7289, −118.3221
EIA plant ID
62673EIA plant page

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

How much power Antelope Expansion 3A produces

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Net generation, 2025

40.2 GWh

40,245 MWh, final

Capacity factor, 2025

30.6%

2024: 24.1%

January to July 2026

Not reported

Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported

Range, 2022 to 2025

31.7–46.2

GWh a year. Low 2024, high 2022

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
2018Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2019Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2020Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
202122,028Not reported7 of 12
202246,16135.1%12 of 12
202334,73526.4%12 of 12
202431,70224.1%12 of 12
202540,24530.6%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
ANX3ASolar Photovoltaic15.0June 2021

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

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 Antelope Expansion 3A

How much power does Antelope Expansion 3A produce?

Antelope Expansion 3A reported 40,245 MWh (40.2 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 30.6% capacity factor on 15 MW of nameplate capacity.

Where is Antelope Expansion 3A?

Antelope Expansion 3A is in Los Angeles County, California, at 34.7289, −118.3221. It is in the California Independent System Operator balancing area (CISO).

Who operates Antelope Expansion 3A?

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 Antelope Expansion 3A start operating?

Its first generator began operating in June 2021, according to EIA-860M.

Does InfraMap have power prices for Antelope Expansion 3A?

Yes. InfraMap has CAISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Antelope Expansion 3A, 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