Mesquite Solar 2, LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 60307
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Maricopa, AZ
- Operating Since
- 2016
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 285,509 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 32.5%
- Balancing Authority
- California Independent System Operator
- ISO/RTO
- CAISO
- NERC Region
- WECC
Mesquite Solar 2, LLC
OperatingSolar
Ranked #26 of 104 Solar plants in AZ#775 of 7447 nationally
100 MW Solar operating in Maricopa, AZ — California Independent System Operator
EIAGEMWD
100 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2016
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
33.3333, -112.9211
County
Maricopa, AZ
Nearby Plants
- Mesquite Solar 4, LLCBESS62.5 MW · 0.8 km
- Mesquite Solar 5, LLCBESS120 MW · 0.9 km
- Mesquite Solar 1Solar170 MW · 1.0 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | — |
| Owner(s) | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Consolidated Edison Development Inc. [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Mesquite Solar 2, LLC is a 100 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Maricopa County, Arizona. The plant, which began operating in 2016, utilizes single-axis tracking technology. It is owned and operated by Consolidated Edison Development Inc. The plant's primary fuel source is solar energy.
In its most recent year of operation, Mesquite Solar 2 generated 285,509 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 32.5%. The plant operates within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Mesquite Solar 2 has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $60.18 per MWh. The plant ranks 23rd out of 23 utility-scale solar plants in Arizona, and 581st out of 639 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
California Independent System Operator
Grid Voltage
500 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
15.2K MWh
Latest Month
285.5K MWh
Annual Generation
32.5%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$44.6/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$60.2/MWh
PPA Price
$9.6/MWh
Energy Value
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
MESQSLR2_7_N002
Pricing Hub
TH_SP15_GEN-APND
Location Type
Pricing Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (4)Beta
Grid·capacity addition
RWE completes three U.S. battery storage projects in Texas and Arizona totaling 190 megawatts
The three BESS projects – Bright Arrow, Big Star and Mesquite 4 – bring RWE's total battery storage capacity in the US to about 512 MW.
RWE (developer)Bright Arrow (other)
RWE·2 years ago
Deals·m and a
Sempra Energy Completes Sale Of U.S. Solar Assets To Consolidated Edison
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) today announced that it has completed the sale of its U.S. operating...
Sempra Energy (seller)Consolidated Edison (buyer)
Sempra·7 years ago
Grid·capacity addition
Mesquite Solar 1, Maricopa County, Arizona
Sempra U.S. Gas & Power's jointly owned Mesquite Solar 1 project added 150 MW of photovoltaic-generated electricity to the grid in January...
Sempra U.S. Gas & Power (operator)Mesquite Solar 1 (other)
POWER Magazine·12 years ago
Industry·project finance
Top Plant: Copper Mountain Solar 1, Boulder City, Nevada
The current largest photovoltaic plant in the U.S., the 48-MW Copper Mountain Solar 1, utilizes approximately 775000 solar panels to...
Copper Mountain Solar 1 (operator)
POWER Magazine·14 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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