Beacon Solar Plant Site 5

OperatingSolar

Ranked #160 of 963 Solar plants in CA#1440 of 7447 nationally

37.8 MW Solar operating in Kern, CA — Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

EIAGEMWD

37.8 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2017

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

35.2489, -118.0344

County

Kern, CA

Nearby Plants

Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 4
Solar50 MW · 0.9 km
Beacon BESS 1
BESS20 MW · 1.1 km
Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 1
Solar56 MW · 2.9 km

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	Arevon Asset Management	CD Global Solar Holdings	—
Owner(s)	Arevon Asset Management	TortoiseEcofin [49%]; Capital Dynamics Inc [1%]; S&B USA Energy [49%]	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as TortoiseEcofin [49%]; Capital Dynamics Inc [1%]; S&B USA Energy [49%]

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

About

Beacon Solar Plant Site 5 is a 37.8 MW solar photovoltaic facility located in Kern County, California. The plant began operating in 2017 and has one generator. It is owned and operated by Arevon Asset Management. The facility utilizes single-axis tracking to maximize solar energy capture. It is interconnected to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.

In its most recent year of operation, Beacon Solar Plant Site 5 generated 88,452 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 26.7%. The plant holds a rank of 94 out of 862 solar facilities in California, and a national rank of 1247 out of 7108. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $74.13 per MWh.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators