Rio Bravo Solar 1 LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 59249
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Kern, CA
- Operating Since
- 2016
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Duke Energy Renewables Services
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 52,320 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 29.8%
- Balancing Authority
- California Independent System Operator
- ISO/RTO
- CAISO
- NERC Region
- WECC
Rio Bravo Solar 1 LLC
OperatingSolar
Ranked #253 of 963 Solar plants in CA#1758 of 7447 nationally
20 MW Solar operating in Kern, CA — California Independent System Operator
EIAWD
20 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2016
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
35.4233, -119.6293
County
Kern, CA
Nearby Plants
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- Pumpjack Solar ISolar20 MW · 1.1 km
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Duke Energy Renewables Services | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Rio Bravo Solar 1 LLC is a 20 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Kern County, California. The plant began operating in 2016 and has one generator. It is owned and operated by Duke Energy Renewables Services. The facility utilizes single-axis tracking to maximize solar energy capture.
In its most recent year of operation, Rio Bravo Solar 1 generated 52,320 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 29.8%. The plant operates within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Rio Bravo Solar 1 holds a rank of 177 out of 862 solar plants in California, and a national rank of 1538 out of 7108. The plant has a reported power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $74.89 per MWh.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
California Independent System Operator
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta
ARCO SOLAR 1 PROJECT
WithdrawnSolar20 MWCAISO
Generation
1.9K MWh
Latest Month
52.3K MWh
Annual Generation
29.8%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$71.9/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$74.9/MWh
PPA Price
$7.1/MWh
Energy Value
Pricing & Market Data
MEDIUM confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Mobil South Belridge
Substation Distance
3.696 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
Q653B_7_N001
Pricing Hub
TH_ZP26_GEN-APND
Secondary Zone
TH_SP15_GEN-APND
Location Type
Pricing Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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