Lost Hills/Blackwell — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 58711
- Capacity
- 32 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Kern, CA
- Operating Since
- 2015
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Southern Power Co
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 80,598 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 28.7%
- Balancing Authority
- California Independent System Operator
- ISO/RTO
- CAISO
- NERC Region
- WECC
Lost Hills/Blackwell
OperatingSolar
Ranked #162 of 963 Solar plants in CA#1462 of 7447 nationally
32 MW Solar operating in Kern, CA — California Independent System Operator
EIAGEMWD
32 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2015
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
35.6224, -119.8543
County
Kern, CA
Nearby Plants
- Blackwell?s Corner Storage FacilityBESS2 MW · 1.3 km
- Blackwell Solar ParkSolar20 MW · 1.5 km
- Berrenda Mesa Water DistrictSolar6.4 MW · 1.5 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Southern Power Co | Southern Power | — |
| Owner(s) | Blackwell Solar, LLC, Lost Hills Solar, LLC | Blackwell Solar LLC [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Blackwell Solar LLC [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Lost Hills/Blackwell is a 32 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Kern County, California. The plant began operating in 2015 and consists of two generators utilizing single-axis tracking technology. Southern Power Co. is the plant's operator. Lost Hills/Blackwell is connected to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
The plant's latest annual generation was 80,598 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 28.7%. Lost Hills/Blackwell ranks 95th in size among California's 862 power plants and 1267th nationally out of 7108 plants. The plant has a reported power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $94.4 per MWh, according to data from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
California Independent System Operator
Grid Voltage
70 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
2.4K MWh
Latest Month
80.6K MWh
Annual Generation
28.7%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$74.6/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$94.4/MWh
PPA Price
$6.7/MWh
Energy Value
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
BLACKWLL_6_B1
Pricing Hub
TH_ZP26_GEN-APND
Location Type
Pricing Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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