Shafter Solar LLC

OperatingSolar

Ranked #209 of 963 Solar plants in CA#1755 of 7447 nationally

20 MW Solar operating in Kern, CA — California Independent System Operator

EIAGEMWD

20 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2015

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

35.4507, -119.1271

County

Kern, CA

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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	Shafter Solar LLC	NextEra Energy	—
Owner(s)	Shafter Solar LLC	NextEra Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Shafter Solar LLC is a 20 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Kern County, California. The plant began operating in 2015 and has one generator utilizing single-axis tracking technology. It is owned and operated by Shafter Solar LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy. The plant connects to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.

In its most recent year of operation, Shafter Solar LLC generated 46,257 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 26.3%. The plant holds a rank of 180 out of 862 solar facilities in California, and a national rank of 1534 out of 7108. Financial data indicates that the plant has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $97.62 per MWh, according to data from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).

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Engineering & Generators