20 MW Solar operating in Stanislaus, CA — California Independent System Operator
20 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2016
Operating Since
Coordinates
37.3670, -121.1497
County
Stanislaus, CA
Nearby Plants
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 | Boralex US Operations LLC | Boralex | — |
| Owner(s) | Boralex US Operations LLC | Boralex Inc [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Boralex Inc [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Frontier Solar LLC is a 20 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Stanislaus County, California. The plant began operating in 2016 and has one generator. The primary fuel source is solar energy. Boralex US Operations LLC is the plant's operator. Frontier Solar ranks 123rd out of 862 solar plants in California and 1446th out of 7108 nationally. The plant utilizes single-axis tracking technology to maximize solar energy capture.
The plant operates within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. In its latest year of operation, Frontier Solar generated 38,627 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 22.0%. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $64.23 per MWh.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
California Independent System Operator
Grid Voltage
60 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
1.7K MWh
Latest Month
38.6K MWh
Annual Generation
22.0%
Capacity Factor
$55.4/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$64.2/MWh
PPA Price
$11.4/MWh
Energy Value
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
PALSEL_7_N005
Pricing Hub
TH_NP15_GEN-APND
Secondary Zone
TH_ZP26_GEN-APND
Location Type
Pricing Node
Node Source
Curated node match
Last updated 2026-03-26
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