Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 4 — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 59317
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Kern, CA
- Operating Since
- 2016
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- AES Distributed Energy
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 115,929 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 26.4%
- Balancing Authority
- Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 4
OperatingSolar
Ranked #144 of 963 Solar plants in CA#1331 of 7447 nationally
50 MW Solar operating in Kern, CA — Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
EIAGEMWD
50 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2016
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
35.2536, -118.0269
County
Kern, CA
Nearby Plants
- Beacon BESS 1BESS20 MW · 0.3 km
- Beacon Solar Plant Site 5Solar37.8 MW · 0.9 km
- Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 1Solar56 MW · 2.1 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 | AES Distributed Energy | Hecate Energy; Sustainable Power Group | — |
| Owner(s) | AES Distributed Energy | Hecate Energy; Sustainable Power Group LLC | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Hecate Energy; Sustainable Power Group LLC
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 4 is a 50 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Kern County, California. The plant began operating in 2016 and has one generator. The primary fuel source is solar energy. AES Distributed Energy is the plant's operator. The facility's solar tracking technology is single-axis. Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 4 operates within the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
In its most recent year of reported generation, the plant produced 115,929 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 26.4%. Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 4 ranks as the 78th largest solar plant in California out of 862, and 1129th nationally out of 7108. Financial data indicates that the plant has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $62.73 per MWh.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Grid Voltage
34.5 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta
TEHACHAPI VALLEY SOLAR I
WithdrawnSolar45 MWCAISO
Generation
5.2K MWh
Latest Month
115.9K MWh
Annual Generation
26.4%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$51.8/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$62.7/MWh
PPA Price
$8.9/MWh
Energy Value
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
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