Little Bear Solar 1, LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 59870
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Fresno, CA
- Operating Since
- 2020
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Little Bear Solar 1, LLC (Longroad)
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 62,993 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 18.0%
- Balancing Authority
- California Independent System Operator
- ISO/RTO
- CAISO
- NERC Region
- WECC
Little Bear Solar 1, LLC
OperatingSolar
Ranked #155 of 963 Solar plants in CA#1424 of 7447 nationally
40 MW Solar operating in Fresno, CA — California Independent System Operator
EIAGEMWD
40 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2020
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
36.7160, -120.4150
County
Fresno, CA
Nearby Plants
- Little Bear 3Solar20 MW · 0.0 km
- Little Bear 4Solar50 MW · 0.0 km
- Little Bear 5Solar50 MW · 0.0 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 | Little Bear Solar 1, LLC (Longroad) | Longroad Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Little Bear Solar 1, LLC (Longroad) | PKA [25%]; Longroad Energy [50%]; PenSam [25%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as PKA [25%]; Longroad Energy [50%]; PenSam [25%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Little Bear Solar 1, LLC is a 40 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Fresno County, California. The plant began operating in 2020 and has one generator. It is owned and operated by Little Bear Solar 1, LLC, a subsidiary of Longroad. The plant's solar tracking system is single-axis. Little Bear Solar 1 ranks 91st in size among California's 862 solar plants, and 1239th nationally out of 7108 plants.
The plant operates within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. In its most recent year of operation, Little Bear Solar 1 generated 62,993 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 18.0%. The plant has a reported power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $39.11 per MWh, according to data from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).
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 Queue2 projectsBeta
CURRY
WithdrawnSolar42.2 MWCAISO
Generation
1.6K MWh
Latest Month
63.0K MWh
Annual Generation
18.0%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$46.2/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$39.1/MWh
PPA Price
$-56.0/MWh
Energy Value
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
LTBERA05_7_N002
Pricing Hub
TH_NP15_GEN-APND
Secondary Zone
TH_ZP26_GEN-APND
Location Type
Pricing Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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