Orion Solar I — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 58718
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Kern, CA
- Operating Since
- 2014
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Orion Solar I LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 28,320 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 26.8%
- Balancing Authority
- California Independent System Operator
- ISO/RTO
- CAISO
- NERC Region
- WECC
Orion Solar I
OperatingSolar
Ranked #294 of 963 Solar plants in CA#1942 of 7447 nationally
12 MW Solar operating in Kern, CA — California Independent System Operator
EIAGEMWD
12 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2014
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
35.1507, -118.8750
County
Kern, CA
Nearby Plants
- Orion Solar IISolar8 MW · 0.0 km
- Rincon Solar ISolar18.4 MW · 1.1 km
- Kern Sunset 1886-WDSolar2.4 MW · 8.4 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Orion Solar I LLC | Orion Solar I | — |
| Owner(s) | Orion Solar I LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Orion Solar I is a 12 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Kern County, California. The plant began operating in 2014 and has one generator. It is owned and operated by Orion Solar I LLC. The facility utilizes single-axis tracking to maximize solar energy capture. Orion Solar I is connected to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and operates within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
In its most recent year of operation, Orion Solar I generated 28,320 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 26.8%. According to state rankings, the plant is the 228th largest of 862 solar facilities in California. Nationally, it ranks 1744 out of 7108 solar plants. Financial data is available for Orion Solar I, sourced from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) solar data.
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
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
1.2K MWh
Latest Month
28.3K MWh
Annual Generation
26.8%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$96.9/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$9.0/MWh
Energy Value
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Arvin
Substation Distance
0.338 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
ARVINED_1_N001
Pricing Hub
TH_SP15_GEN-APND
Location Type
Pricing Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (10)Beta
Industry·technology
Orion rolls out solar battery systems to cut facility power costs
First 3 of Orion's 10 California battery storage sites will let facilities tap stored solar at night, cut energy costs and run on- or...
Orion (developer)
Stock Titan·2 weeks ago
Industry·corporate
Orion Rolls Out On-Site Battery Energy Storage System for
MANITOWOC, Wis., Feb. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orion Energy Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: OESX) (Orion Lighting), a provider of...
Orion Energy Systems, Inc. (developer)
GlobeNewswire·2 weeks ago
Industry·corporate
Orion Rolls Out On-Site Battery Energy Storage System for Industrial, Commercial and Public Sectors; First Three of Ten Deployments Underway in California
MANITOWOC, Wis., Feb. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orion Energy Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: OESX) (Orion Lighting), a provider of...
Orion Energy Systems, Inc. (developer)
Bitget·2 weeks ago
Deals·ppa
Microsoft (MSFT) to Get Fusion Power as Helion Energy Kicks Off Orion Plant Construction
Helion has begun work on its first fusion power plant in Orion. The project, backed by Microsoft through the world's first fusion energy PPA...
Microsoft (buyer)Helion (developer)
CarbonCredits.com·7 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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