Mesquite Solar 1

OperatingSolar

Ranked #14 of 104 Solar plants in AZ#438 of 7447 nationally

170 MW Solar operating in Maricopa, AZ — California Independent System Operator

EIAGEMWD

170 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2011

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

33.3421, -112.9197

County

Maricopa, AZ

Nearby Plants

Mesquite Solar 2, LLC
Solar100 MW · 1.0 km
Mesquite Solar 4, LLC
BESS62.5 MW · 1.7 km
Mesquite Solar 5, LLC
BESS120 MW · 1.9 km

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.	Consolidated Edison Development Inc. [100%]	—
Owner(s)	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.	Consolidated Edison Development Inc. [100%]	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as Consolidated Edison Development Inc. [100%]

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

Mesquite Solar 1 is a 170 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Maricopa County, Arizona. The plant, which began operating in 2011, consists of 12 generators utilizing fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. Consolidated Edison Development Inc. operates the facility, which is interconnected to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.

In its most recent year of operation, Mesquite Solar 1 generated 401,380 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 26.9%. The plant holds a rank of 8 out of 23 solar facilities in Arizona, and ranks 311 out of 639 nationally. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $179.36 per MWh, according to data from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata Global Energy Monitor

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

WECC

Balancing Authority

California Independent System Operator

Grid Voltage

500 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Independent Power Producer

Sector

IPP Non-CHP

Generation

23.7K MWh

Latest Month

401.4K MWh

Annual Generation

26.9%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2022 – Dec 2024

Financial DataBeta

Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH

$85.9/MWh

LCOE (Levelized Cost)

$179.4/MWh

PPA Price

$8.6/MWh

Energy Value

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

CAISO

LMP Node

C643T_2_B1

Pricing Hub

TH_SP15_GEN-APND

Location Type

Pricing Node

Node Source

Curated node match

News & Articles (10)Beta

Industry·corporate

Sempra U.S. Gas & Power com of ‘largest Arizona solar project

Renewable energy developer Sempra U.S. Gas & Power has dedicated the first phase of Arizona's Mesquite solar project, expected to become one of the largest...

Sempra U.S. Gas & Power (developer)

PV Tech·5 years ago