Power plants in Kern County, California
257 operating power plants in Kern County, California, with 18,580 MW of nameplate capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.
Plants
257
Nameplate capacity
18,580 MW
Net generation, 2025
33.8 TWh
238 of 257 plants reported
Largest power plants in Kern County
| # | Plant | MW | GWh, 2025 | Capacity factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Paloma Generating PlantNatural gas | 1,156 | 1,706 | 16.9% |
| 2 | Bellefield Solar and Energy Storage FarmSolar and battery storage | 1,000 | 57.9* | – |
| 3 | Pastoria Energy Facility, LLCNatural gas | 779 | 3,620 | 53.1% |
| 4 | Sunrise Power LLCNatural gas | 685 | 1,809 | – |
| 5 | Elk Hills Power LLCNatural gas | 623 | 3,131 | 57.4% |
| 6 | Eland Solar & Storage Center, Phase 1 HySolar and battery storage | 460 | 684 | 26.0% |
| 7 | Eland Solar & Storage Center, Phase 2 HySolar and battery storage | 458 | 260* | – |
| 8 | Golden Field Solar III, LLCSolar and battery storage | 339 | 521 | 32.6% |
| 9 | Solar Star 1Solar | 318 | 897 | 32.2% |
| 10 | Kern River CogenerationNatural gas | 300 | 112 | 4.3% |
| 11 | Sycamore CogenerationNatural gas | 300 | 197 | 7.5% |
| 12 | Edwards Sanborn E1ASolar and battery storage | 293 | 332 | 26.6% |
| 13 | Edwards Sanborn E1BSolar and battery storage | 290 | 355 | 27.5% |
| 14 | Solar Star 2Solar | 279 | 721 | 29.5% |
| 15 | RE GarlandSolar and battery storage | 273 | 510 | 32.2% |
| 16 | Chaparral SpringsSolar and battery storage | 262 | 328* | – |
| 17 | Edwards Sanborn E2Solar and battery storage | 258 | 301 | 26.0% |
| 18 | Rosamond South 1Solar and battery storage | 257 | 157* | – |
| 19 | Edwards Sanborn E4Solar and battery storage | 249 | 321 | 25.0% |
| 20 | Northern Orchard Solar PV, LLCSolar and battery storage | 242 | 208* | – |
| 21 | Midway Sunset CogenNatural gas | 234 | 47.3 | 2.3% |
| 22 | Sandrini Solar 200Solar | 200 | 411 | 23.5% |
| 23 | Sandrini Solar 100Solar and battery storage | 195 | 116* | – |
| 24 | Manzana Wind LLCWind | 189 | 519 | 31.4% |
| 25 | Sanborn BESS 3Battery storage | 169 | −32.9 | – |
| 26 | Alta Wind Energy Center VWind | 168 | 254 | 17.2% |
| 27 | Pinyon Pine IWind | 168 | 283 | 19.2% |
| 28 | BigBeau Solar, LLCSolar and battery storage | 168 | 362 | 32.6% |
| 29 | North Sky River Energy LLCWind | 162 | 365 | 25.7% |
| 30 | Springbok Solar Farm 2Solar | 155 | 397 | 29.2% |
| 31 | Pacific Wind LLCWind | 152 | 295 | 22.2% |
| 32 | North Rosamond Solar LLCSolar | 151 | 397 | 30.0% |
| 33 | Alta Wind Energy Center IWind | 150 | 400 | 30.4% |
| 34 | Alta Wind Energy Center IIWind | 150 | 318 | 24.2% |
| 35 | Alta Wind Energy Center IIIWind | 150 | 318 | 24.2% |
| 36 | Mustang Hills LLCWind | 150 | 267 | 20.3% |
| 37 | Alta Wind VIIIWind | 150 | 219 | 16.7% |
| 38 | Edwards Sanborn 1CSolar | 148 | 38.0* | – |
| 39 | Alta Wind XWind | 138 | 361 | 29.9% |
| 40 | Pine Tree Wind Power ProjectWind | 135 | 123 | 10.4% |
| 41 | Pinyon Pine IIWind | 132 | 204 | 17.7% |
| 42 | Voyager Wind IWind | 131 | 389 | 33.9% |
| 43 | Voyager Wind IIWind | 129 | 477 | 42.3% |
| 44 | AVEP BESSBattery storage | 126 | −17.2* | – |
| 45 | Tumbleweed Energy StorageBattery storage | 125 | −24.7 | – |
| 46 | Windstar 1Wind | 120 | 255 | 24.3% |
| 47 | Rabbitbrush Solar, LLCSolar | 120 | 246 | 28.4% |
| 48 | Edwards Sanborn E5Solar and battery storage | 115 | 155 | 26.1% |
| 49 | Valentine Solar, LLCSolar | 111 | 288 | 29.5% |
| 50 | Catalina Solar LLCSolar | 110 | 249 | 25.8% |
| 51 | Willow Spring Solar, LLCSolar | 108 | 251 | 26.6% |
| 52 | Pastoria SolarSolar | 105 | – | – |
| 53 | Springbok Solar Farm 1Solar | 105 | 280 | 30.5% |
| 54 | Alta Wind Energy Center IVWind | 102 | 168 | 18.7% |
| 55 | Brookfield Tehachapi 1Wind | 102 | 164 | 18.4% |
| 56 | RE AstoriaSolar | 100 | 178 | 20.4% |
| 57 | Sanborn BESS 1Battery storage | 100 | −16.2 | – |
| 58 | Sanborn BESS 2Battery storage | 100 | −22.8 | – |
| 59 | Rising Tree Wind Farm IIIWind | 99 | 260 | 30.0% |
| 60 | SF Azalea, LLCSolar and battery storage | 98 | 0.0* | – |
| 61 | South Belridge Cogeneration FacilityNatural gas | 94 | 469 | 56.9% |
| 62 | Springbok 3 Solar Farm HybridSolar | 92 | 251 | 31.9% |
| 63 | Alta Wind XIWind | 90 | 251 | 31.8% |
| 64 | Mojave 16/17/18Wind | 89 | 66.3 | 8.6% |
| 65 | Edwards Sanborn S1Solar and battery storage | 85 | 101 | 26.5% |
| 66 | Sagebrush ESSBattery storage | 80 | −13.8 | – |
| 67 | Pastoria Power BankBattery storage | 80 | – | – |
| 68 | Rising Tree Wind FarmWind | 79 | 250 | 36.1% |
| 69 | Mojave 16/17/18 BESSBattery storage | 77 | −3.1 | – |
| 70 | Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 1Solar and battery storage | 76 | 126 | 26.2% |
| 71 | Mojave 3/4/5Wind | 75 | 125 | 19.0% |
| 72 | RE Astoria 2Solar | 75 | 145 | 22.0% |
| 73 | Edwards Sanborn S3Solar and battery storage | 71 | 83.8 | 26.7% |
| 74 | RE Gaskell West 2 LLCSolar and battery storage | 65 | 111 | 28.3% |
| 75 | Point WindWind | 65 | 234 | 41.4% |
| 76 | Oasis WindWind | 60 | 221 | 41.9% |
| 77 | Sky River Wind Energy CenterWind | 60 | 211 | 40.1% |
| 78 | Regulus Solar ProjectSolar | 60 | 150 | 28.5% |
| 79 | RE Barren Ridge 1Solar | 60 | 164 | 31.3% |
| 80 | Edwards Sanborn S4Solar and battery storage | 60 | 88.9 | 24.8% |
| 81 | Cameron Ridge LLCWind | 60 | 148 | 28.4% |
| 82 | Sagebrush Solar 2 ESS 59Battery storage | 59 | −11.9 | – |
| 83 | Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 3Solar | 56 | 122 | 24.9% |
| 84 | Golden Fields Solar I, LLCSolar | 54 | 138 | 29.1% |
| 85 | Solar Star California, XLI, LLCSolar | 54 | 147 | 31.1% |
| 86 | Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 4Solar | 50 | 116 | 26.5% |
| 87 | Double C Generation Limited PartnershipNatural gas | 50 | 5.6 | 1.3% |
| 88 | Kern Front LimitedNatural gas | 50 | 5.4 | 1.2% |
| 89 | High Sierra LimitedNatural gas | 50 | 5.6 | 1.3% |
| 90 | Kern River Eastridge CogenNatural gas | 49 | 225 | 52.6% |
| 91 | US BoraxNatural gas | 48 | 274 | 65.0% |
| 92 | Beacon Solar Plant Site 2Solar | 47 | 112 | 27.1% |
| 93 | Sanborn BESS 4Battery storage | 47 | −10.0 | – |
| 94 | RidgetopWind | 47 | 118 | 28.7% |
| 95 | Bear Mountain LimitedNatural gas | 46 | 36.3 | 9.0% |
| 96 | Badger Creek LimitedNatural gas | 46 | 5.2 | 1.3% |
| 97 | Chalk Cliff LimitedNatural gas | 46 | 2.8 | 0.7% |
| 98 | McKittrick LimitedNatural gas | 46 | 5.3 | 1.3% |
| 99 | Live Oak LimitedNatural gas | 46 | 21.1 | 5.2% |
| 100 | RE Camelot LLCSolar | 45 | 121 | 30.7% |
| 101 | Camino Solar HybridSolar | 44 | 105* | – |
| 102 | Voyager Wind IIIWind | 43 | 133 | 35.3% |
| 103 | Kern River 3Hydro | 40 | 143 | 40.4% |
| 104 | Sagebrush Solar 2 ESS 40Battery storage | 40 | −10.0 | – |
| 105 | Berry CogenNatural gas | 39 | 6.0 | 1.8% |
| 106 | Edwards Sanborn E3Solar and battery storage | 38 | 56.1 | 24.2% |
| 107 | Beacon Solar Plant Site 5Solar | 38 | 88.5 | 26.7% |
| 108 | Oak Creek Energy Systems IWind | 35 | 57.3 | 19.0% |
| 109 | Lost Hills/BlackwellSolar | 32 | 58.9 | 21.0% |
| 110 | Chevron - Lost Hills HybridSolar | 30 | 65.8 | 25.0% |
| 111 | Ridgetop Energy LLCWind | 29 | 24.5 | 9.6% |
| 112 | TPC Windfarms LLCWind | 29 | 42.1 | 16.8% |
| 113 | Western Power & Steam IncNatural gas | 28 | 24.5 | 10.1% |
| 114 | Difwind Farms Ltd VIWind | 27 | 12.6 | 5.3% |
| 115 | Hayworth SolarSolar | 27 | 47.0 | 19.9% |
| 116 | Kern River 1Hydro | 26 | 176 | 76.0% |
| 117 | Victory Garden (Tehachapi)Wind | 26 | – | – |
| 118 | 85 BWind | 25 | 93.2 | 42.2% |
| 119 | Southeast Kern River CogenNatural gas | 24 | 44.3 | 16.4% |
| 120 | CalPortland Company Mojave WindWind | 24 | 24.4 | 11.8% |
| 121 | Voyager Wind IVWind | 22 | 78.7 | 41.6% |
| 122 | 85 AWind | 21 | 70.6 | 37.8% |
| 123 | RE Garland ASolar | 20 | 56.7 | 32.1% |
| 124 | Tehachapi Wind Resource IIWind | 20 | 47.6 | – |
| 125 | Adobe SolarSolar | 20 | 36.4 | 20.8% |
| 126 | RE Rosamond One LLCSolar | 20 | 51.2 | 29.2% |
| 127 | RE Rosamond Two LLCSolar | 20 | 48.6 | 27.7% |
| 128 | RE Old River One, LLCSolar | 20 | 37.5 | 21.4% |
| 129 | Rio Bravo Solar 1 LLCSolar | 20 | 52.1 | 29.7% |
| 130 | Rio Bravo Solar II LLCSolar | 20 | 51.7 | 29.5% |
| 131 | Pumpjack Solar ISolar | 20 | 50.6 | 28.9% |
| 132 | Shafter Solar LLCSolar | 20 | 41.2 | 23.5% |
| 133 | Algonquin SKIC20 Solar LLCSolar | 20 | 40.5 | 23.1% |
| 134 | Blackwell Solar ParkSolar | 20 | 39.0 | 22.3% |
| 135 | Maricopa West Solar PV, LLCSolar | 20 | 50.3 | 28.7% |
| 136 | Coronal Lost HillsSolar | 20 | 35.4 | 20.2% |
| 137 | SEPV Mojave WestSolar | 20 | 52.7 | 30.1% |
| 138 | Kingbird A Solar LLCSolar | 20 | 38.2 | 21.8% |
| 139 | Windhub Solar A LLCSolar | 20 | 48.0 | 27.4% |
| 140 | Kingbird B Solar, LLCSolar | 20 | 55.2 | 31.5% |
| 141 | Redwood 4 Solar FarmSolar | 20 | 18.9 | 10.8% |
| 142 | Gaskell West 1 Solar FacilitySolar | 20 | 55.6 | 31.7% |
| 143 | RE Gaskell West 3 LLCSolar | 20 | 50.8 | 29.0% |
| 144 | RE Gaskell West 4 LLCSolar | 20 | 47.5 | 27.1% |
| 145 | RE Gaskell West 5 LLCSolar | 20 | 48.0 | 27.4% |
| 146 | RB Inyokern Solar WDAT 1203 (CSG)Solar | 20 | 58.3 | 33.4% |
| 147 | Rising Tree Wind Farm IIWind | 20 | 53.7 | 31.0% |
| 148 | Wildwood Solar I, LLCSolar | 20 | 48.3 | 28.3% |
| 149 | Berry Cogen Tanne Hills 18Natural gas | 18 | 140 | 88.6% |
| 150 | Catalina Solar 2, LLCSolar | 18 | 55.4 | 35.2% |
| 151 | Wonderful Lost HillsSolar | 17 | 41.4 | 27.7% |
| 152 | Redcrest Solar FarmSolar | 17 | 34.4 | 23.6% |
| 153 | RE Columbia Two, LLCSolar | 15 | 41.5 | 31.6% |
| 154 | Woodmere Solar FarmSolar | 15 | 28.6 | 21.8% |
| 155 | Wildwood Solar IISolar | 15 | 38.7 | 29.4% |
| 156 | Morelos del SolSolar | 15 | 31.2 | 23.7% |
| 157 | Oasis AltaWind | 14 | 49.3 | 39.0% |
| 158 | Taft 26C CogenNatural gas | 12 | 43.0 | 39.6% |
| 159 | Cymric 36W CogenNatural gas | 12 | 53.4 | 49.1% |
| 160 | McKittrick CogenNatural gas | 12 | 61.2 | 58.2% |
| 161 | Orion Solar ISolar | 12 | 27.4 | 26.1% |
| 162 | Cottonwood Solar, LLC (Goose Lake)Solar | 12 | 29.9 | 28.4% |
| 163 | RB Inyokern Solar WDAT 1281 (CSG)Solar | 12 | 34.5 | 33.1% |
| 164 | Isabella Hydro ProjectHydro | 12 | 32.1 | 31.0% |
| 165 | Berry NMW CogensNatural gas | 11 | 75.7 | 75.8% |
| 166 | Naval Air Weapons Station China LakeSolar | 11 | 24.2 | 24.9% |
| 167 | RE Columbia 3 LLCSolar | 10 | 23.1 | 26.3% |
| 168 | Algonquin SKIC 10 Solar, LLCSolar | 10 | 15.5 | 17.7% |
| 169 | Tehachapi Wind Resource IWind | 8.7 | 12.3 | 16.1% |
| 170 | Pine Tree Solar ProjectSolar | 8.5 | 7.4 | 10.0% |
| 171 | Orion Solar IISolar | 8.0 | 16.0 | 22.8% |
| 172 | Coram Energy LLC (ECT)Wind | 7.5 | 21.6 | 32.8% |
| 173 | Terra-Gen VG Wind LLCWind | 7.4 | 0.0 | – |
| 174 | Lost Hills Cogeneration PlantNatural gas | 7.0 | 7.5 | 12.3% |
| 175 | Cymric 31X CogenNatural gas | 6.8 | 17.5 | 29.4% |
| 176 | Cymric 6Z CogenNatural gas | 6.8 | 26.6 | 44.6% |
| 177 | SunSelect1Natural gas | 6.6 | – | – |
| 178 | Coram TehachapiWind | 6.5 | 0.0 | – |
| 179 | Dome ProjectNatural gas | 6.0 | 48.4 | 92.1% |
| 180 | Amazon Bakersfield 1 Solar ProjectSolar and battery storage | 5.9 | 8.3 | 22.4% |
| 181 | Bakersfield PV 1Solar | 5.3 | 5.6 | 12.1% |
| 182 | Lerdo Detention Facility - Solar 2, 3Solar | 5.2 | 2.0 | 4.4% |
| 183 | Welport Lease ProjectNatural gas | 5.0 | 33.7 | 77.0% |
| 184 | RE Rio Grande Solar LLCSolar | 5.0 | 10.3 | 23.5% |
| 185 | Wonderful Orchards - WestsideSolar | 5.0 | 13.2 | 30.2% |
| 186 | Wonderful Orchards - BelridgeSolar | 5.0 | 12.4 | 28.4% |
| 187 | Wheeler Ridge 2Solar | 5.0 | 13.8 | 31.6% |
| 188 | North Kern 3Solar | 5.0 | 13.6 | 31.1% |
| 189 | Nachtigall 1836-WDSolar | 4.6 | 11.0 | 27.2% |
| 190 | Terry 1818-WDSolar | 4.6 | 10.3 | 25.5% |
| 191 | Coram Energy LLC (4.5MW)Wind | 4.5 | 9.0 | 22.3% |
| 192 | Kern Oil & Refining CoNatural gas | 4.5 | 34.4 | 87.2% |
| 193 | Wheeler RidgeSolar | 4.5 | 12.6 | 31.8% |
| 194 | North Kern State Prison Phase IISolar | 4.0 | 7.4 | 21.0% |
| 195 | CA-DGS-California Correctional InstSolar | 4.0 | 3.8 | 11.0% |
| 196 | Wonderful KingsSolar | 3.5 | 7.6 | 24.6% |
| 197 | Avalon DairySolar | 3.1 | 0.8 | 2.9% |
| 198 | Coram Energy LLCWind | 3.0 | 8.8 | 33.4% |
| 199 | Edwards Air Force BaseSolar | 3.0 | 0.0 | – |
| 200 | CalCity Solar 1Solar | 3.0 | 8.0 | 30.6% |
| 201 | Eagle CreekSolar | 3.0 | 7.6 | 28.8% |
| 202 | Kern Valley SPSolar | 3.0 | 7.8 | 29.6% |
| 203 | Wonderful Orchards - West ValleySolar | 3.0 | 8.0 | 30.6% |
| 204 | Flying GooseSolar | 3.0 | – | – |
| 205 | North Kern Water Storage DistrictSolar | 3.0 | – | – |
| 206 | WPR RE HoldingsSolar | 2.9 | – | – |
| 207 | Sun Pacific - LerdoSolar | 2.9 | 6.0 | 23.5% |
| 208 | Wonderful Citrus - DelanoSolar | 2.8 | – | – |
| 209 | Ranch 3461Solar | 2.8 | – | – |
| 210 | Cawelo Water District SolarSolar | 2.5 | 6.9 | 31.3% |
| 211 | North Kern 2Solar | 2.5 | 6.1 | 27.8% |
| 212 | North Kern 1Solar | 2.5 | 6.9 | 31.3% |
| 213 | Helzel & Schwarzhoff 86Wind | 2.4 | – | – |
| 214 | Kern Sunset 1886-WDSolar | 2.4 | 4.5 | 21.4% |
| 215 | DGS Wasco State PrisonSolar | 2.3 | 4.8 | 23.7% |
| 216 | Wonderful NurserySolar | 2.3 | 5.1 | 25.3% |
| 217 | Highway 43 1887-WDSolar | 2.3 | 3.3 | 16.3% |
| 218 | AVI BakersfieldSolar | 2.2 | 2.8 | 14.7% |
| 219 | AEDG CA I, LLCSolar | 2.2 | 0.0 | – |
| 220 | ABEC Bidart-Old River LLCBiomass | 2.0 | 15.6 | 89.0% |
| 221 | Blackwell?s Corner Storage FacilityBattery storage | 2.0 | −0.1 | – |
| 222 | Sunny Cow Solar, LLCSolar | 2.0 | 5.0 | 28.8% |
| 223 | California CitySolar | 1.9 | 5.1 | 30.8% |
| 224 | Lost Hills OilfieldSolar | 1.9 | 4.3 | 26.0% |
| 225 | Inland EmpireSolar | 1.8 | – | – |
| 226 | RosedaleSolar | 1.8 | – | – |
| 227 | ZCOWind | 1.6 | – | – |
| 228 | Broadway 4 - Target ShafterSolar | 1.6 | 2.8 | 20.2% |
| 229 | IKEA Tejon 345Solar | 1.5 | 0.0 | – |
| 230 | Nickel 1 Solar FacilitySolar | 1.5 | 2.1 | 16.0% |
| 231 | CDCR (CA) - Wasco State PrisonSolar | 1.5 | 3.2 | 24.6% |
| 232 | Liberty HS Solar ProjectSolar | 1.5 | 2.5 | 18.8% |
| 233 | Wonderful Huller & ShellingSolar | 1.5 | 3.7 | 28.3% |
| 234 | WingmasterSolar | 1.5 | – | – |
| 235 | Lerdo EastSolar | 1.5 | – | – |
| 236 | Bakersfield 111Solar | 1.4 | – | – |
| 237 | Frontier HS Solar ProjectSolar | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.4% |
| 238 | Vulcan San Emidio SolarSolar | 1.4 | 3.7 | 30.3% |
| 239 | Calibrant Bakersfield LLCSolar | 1.3 | – | – |
| 240 | Tejon Castac Water District SolarSolar | 1.3 | 3.8 | 33.6% |
| 241 | Kern Co SheriffSolar and battery storage | 1.2 | 0.1 | – |
| 242 | Lakeview Battery Storage FacilityBattery storage | 1.2 | −0.1 | – |
| 243 | Allied PotatoSolar | 1.2 | 0.3 | – |
| 244 | Kern Del OroSolar | 1.2 | 1.5 | 14.6% |
| 245 | Improvement Dst No. 4Solar | 1.1 | 0.0 | – |
| 246 | EAFB - North BaseSolar | 1.0 | 2.6 | 29.5% |
| 247 | EAFB - South BaseSolar | 1.0 | 2.4 | 27.8% |
| 248 | E&B ResourcesSolar | 1.0 | 2.0 | 23.3% |
| 249 | Delano Land 1Solar | 1.0 | 0.9 | 10.2% |
| 250 | Bakersfield Industrial PV 1Solar | 1.0 | 1.0 | 11.7% |
| 251 | ABEC #2 dba West-Star DairyBiomass | 1.0 | 8.1 | 92.2% |
| 252 | ABEC #3 dba Lakeview DairyBiomass | 1.0 | 5.5 | 62.3% |
| 253 | ABEC #4 dba CE&S DairyBiomass | 1.0 | 7.4 | 84.6% |
| 254 | Blue Skies Solar, LLCSolar | 1.0 | 0.0 | – |
| 255 | City of Rosamond (CA)Solar | 1.0 | 2.8 | 31.5% |
| 256 | BlankenshipSolar | 1.0 | – | – |
| 257 | Ranch 4260Solar | 1.0 | – | – |
* Fewer than 12 months of 2025 reported, so the total is partial.
MW is the nameplate capacity of operating generators and batteries. Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24, and EIA-923 2025. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources
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