10 MW Solar operating in Kern, CA — California Independent System Operator
10 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2017
Operating Since
Coordinates
35.1277, -119.2493
County
Kern, CA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Algonquin Power Co | Algonquin Power | — |
| Owner(s) | Algonquin Power Co | — | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Algonquin SKIC 10 Solar, LLC is a 10 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Kern County, California. The plant began operating in 2017 and has one generator. It is owned and operated by Algonquin Power Co. The plant's primary fuel source is the sun. It ranks 241st in size among California's 862 power plants, and 1912th 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. The solar array utilizes single-axis tracking technology. In its latest year of reported generation, the plant produced 14,799 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 16.8%. Financial data is available for this plant from LBNL, indicating it is part of their solar data set.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
California Independent System Operator
Grid Voltage
70 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
458 MWh
Latest Month
14.8K MWh
Annual Generation
16.8%
Capacity Factor
$88.1/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$-0.4/MWh
Energy Value
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Pentland
Substation Distance
3.304 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
NORORC_2_NOSBX2-APND
Pricing Hub
TH_SP15_GEN-APND
Location Type
Aggregated Node
Node Source
Curated node match