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Ranch 3461

Solar power plant in Kern County, California. 2.8 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Wonderful Renewable Energy, LLC..

Also known as EIA plant 70086

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6 plants within 9.2 km, from EIA coordinates.

Key facts

Capacity: 2.8 MWNameplate
Generators: 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
Operating since: June 2026First generator online
Operator: Wonderful Renewable Energy, LLC.EIA operator ID 63689
Grid: CAISOBalancing authority CISO
Price nodes: None linkedNo verified ISO node
Location: Kern County, CA35.4564, −119.2251
EIA plant ID: 70086EIA plant page

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

How much power Ranch 3461 produces

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EIA-923 has no net generation reported for this plant.

Power prices and basis

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Emissions

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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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Generator	Technology	Nameplate MW	Online since
3461	Solar Photovoltaic	2.8	June 2026

Ownership and offtake

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Modeled data

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Power plants near Ranch 3461

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More plants operated by Wonderful Renewable Energy, LLC.

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All 1,838 plants in California More solar farms in California 257 plants in Kern County Largest power plants in California CAISO on the mapWonderful Renewable Energy, LLC.: 22 plants

Questions about Ranch 3461

Where is Ranch 3461?

Ranch 3461 is in Kern County, California, at 35.4564, −119.2251. It is in the California Independent System Operator balancing area (CISO).

Who operates Ranch 3461?

EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Wonderful Renewable Energy, LLC. as the operator (EIA operator ID 63689). The operator is not always the owner.

When did Ranch 3461 start operating?

Its first generator began operating in June 2026, according to EIA-860M.

Sources

EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location

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