Chevron - Lost Hills Hybrid
Solar power plant in Kern County, California. 30 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by MN8 Energy LLC.
Also known as Chevron-Lost Hills Hybrid · EIA plant 63545
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 30 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- April 2020First generator online
- Operator
- MN8 Energy LLCEIA operator ID 61944
- Grid
- CAISOBalancing authority CISO
- Price nodes
- None linkedNo verified ISO node
- Location
- Kern County, CA35.6200, −119.6900
- EIA plant ID
- 63545EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Chevron - Lost Hills Hybrid produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
65.8 GWh
65,771 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
25.0%
2024: 24.6%
January to July 2026
41.9 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2021 to 2025
64.9–75.0
GWh a year. Low 2024, high 2021
| 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2019 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2020 | 56,034 | Not reported | 9 of 12 |
| 2021 | 75,024 | 28.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 74,367 | 28.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 68,896 | 26.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 64,913 | 24.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 65,771 | 25.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 41,875 | 27.4% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 30.0 | April 2020 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists MN8 Energy LLC 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 Chevron - Lost Hills Hybrid
How much power does Chevron - Lost Hills Hybrid produce?
Chevron - Lost Hills Hybrid reported 65,771 MWh (65.8 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 25.0% capacity factor on 30 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 41.9 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Chevron - Lost Hills Hybrid?
Chevron - Lost Hills Hybrid is in Kern County, California, at 35.6200, −119.6900. It is in the California Independent System Operator balancing area (CISO).
Who operates Chevron - Lost Hills Hybrid?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists MN8 Energy LLC as the operator (EIA operator ID 61944). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Chevron - Lost Hills Hybrid start operating?
Its first generator began operating in April 2020, 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)
- Project names from the USGS U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page