Edwards Air Force Base

OperatingSolar

Ranked #465 of 963 Solar plants in CA#4228 of 7447 nationally

3 MW Solar operating in Kern, CA — California Independent System Operator

EIAGEMWD

3 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2011

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

34.9077, -117.9206

County

Kern, CA

Nearby Plants

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EAFB - North Base
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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	CleanCapital Holdings	CleanCapital Holdings	—
Owner(s)	GLC-(CA) Edwards AFB,LLC	GLC- (CA) Edwards AFB,LLC [100%]	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as GLC- (CA) Edwards AFB,LLC [100%]

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

About

The Edwards Air Force Base solar photovoltaic plant, located in Kern County, California, has a total capacity of 3 MW. The plant, which began operating in 2011, is owned and operated by CleanCapital Holdings. It consists of 3 solar photovoltaic generators utilizing single-axis tracking technology.

The plant's output is delivered into the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority area, within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. The Edwards Air Force Base plant ranks 408th in size among California's 862 solar plants, and 3964th nationally out of 7108 plants. The plant's primary fuel source is solar.

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Engineering & Generators