Power plants in Merced County, California
24 operating power plants in Merced County, California, with 819 MW of nameplate capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.
Plants
24
Nameplate capacity
819 MW
Net generation, 2025
538 GWh
21 of 24 plants reported
Largest power plants in Merced County
| # | Plant | MW | GWh, 2025 | Capacity factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W R GianelliPumped storage | 424 | −152 | – |
| 2 | Wright Solar ParkSolar | 200 | 403 | 23.0% |
| 3 | Quinto Solar PV ProjectSolar | 108 | 243 | 25.6% |
| 4 | ONeillPumped storage | 25 | −65.9 | – |
| 5 | Vega SolarSolar | 20 | 49.3 | 28.1% |
| 6 | UC Merced Solar HybridSolar | 5.0 | 8.0 | 20.4% |
| 7 | Merced PipelineSolar | 4.1 | 1.3 | 3.5% |
| 8 | Merced FallsHydro | 3.4 | 8.4 | 28.1% |
| 9 | Merced 1 PVSolar | 3.0 | 6.0 | 22.7% |
| 10 | East Cleveland Road SolarSolar | 3.0 | 5.9 | – |
| 11 | Dos Palos Clean PowerSolar | 3.0 | 5.7 | – |
| 12 | ParkerHydro | 2.7 | 2.7 | 11.2% |
| 13 | West Tambo Clean Power IISolar | 2.0 | 4.3 | 24.4% |
| 14 | Godinho Dairy DigesterBiomass | 2.0 | – | – |
| 15 | Lara 2 HybridSolar and battery storage | 1.6 | – | – |
| 16 | 2097 Helton Solar ProjectSolar | 1.5 | 1.1 | 8.7% |
| 17 | Merced Solar LLCSolar | 1.5 | 3.9 | 29.7% |
| 18 | Mission Solar LLCSolar | 1.5 | 3.6 | 27.2% |
| 19 | Sun Harvest Solar NDP1Solar | 1.5 | 2.8 | 21.1% |
| 20 | Henry Miller RDSolar | 1.5 | 3.0 | 22.9% |
| 21 | City of Atwater NEMSolar | 1.5 | 1.6 | 12.3% |
| 22 | Five H Farms Solar ArraySolar | 1.0 | 2.2 | 25.0% |
| 23 | Broadway 3 - UC Merced 1Solar | 1.0 | 0.9 | 10.6% |
| 24 | Dos Palos Cooperative GinSolar | 1.0 | – | – |
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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