Solar Blythe LLC

OperatingSolar

Ranked #176 of 963 Solar plants in CA#1545 of 7447 nationally

21 MW Solar operating in Riverside, CA — California Independent System Operator

EIAGEMWD

21 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2009

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

33.5917, -114.7444

County

Riverside, CA

Nearby Plants

Desert Quartzite
BESS450 MW · 3.1 km
Blythe Mesa Solar II
BESS335.6 MW · 3.7 km
Solar Blythe 2
Solar20 MW · 5.5 km

Ownership & Operator

Owner data does not fully agree across sources.

EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	NRG Solar Blythe	Clearway Energy Group	First Solar
Owner(s)	NRG Solar Blythe	Clearway Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

The 21 megawatt Blythe Photovoltaic Power Plant is a photovoltaic (PV) solar project in California. It is located in Blythe, California, in Riverside County about 200 miles (320 km) east of Los Angeles. Commercial operation began in December 2009. Electricity generated by the power plant is being sold to Southern California Edison under a 20-year power purchase agreement. Another 20 MW plant called NRG Solar Blythe II came online in April 2017.

Read more on Wikipedia

Solar Blythe LLC is a 21 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Riverside County, California. The plant began operating in 2009 and has one generator. It is owned by Clearway Energy and operated by NRG Solar Blythe. The plant utilizes a fixed-tilt solar tracking system.

In the most recent year of data, Solar Blythe generated 41,770 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 22.6%. The plant operates within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Solar Blythe holds the rank of 109 out of 862 solar plants in California, and 1344 nationally out of 7108 plants. The plant has a reported power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $136.59 per MWh.

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