Mesquite Solar 3, LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 60308
- Capacity
- 150 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
- 443,395 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 33.7%
- Balancing Authority
- California Independent System Operator
- ISO/RTO
- CAISO
- NERC Region
- WECC
Mesquite Solar 3, LLC
OperatingSolar
Ranked #21 of 104 Solar plants in AZ#494 of 7447 nationally
150 MW Solar operating in Maricopa, AZ — California Independent System Operator
EIAGEMWD
150 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2016
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
33.3408, -112.9503
County
Maricopa, AZ
Nearby Plants
- Mesquite Solar 2, LLCSolar100 MW · 2.8 km
- Mesquite Solar 1Solar170 MW · 2.9 km
- Mesquite Solar 4, LLCBESS62.5 MW · 3.3 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 3, LLC is a 150 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Maricopa County, Arizona. The plant, which began operating in 2016, is owned and operated by Consolidated Edison Development Inc. It utilizes single-axis tracking technology. As of the most recent data, the plant's annual electricity generation was 443,395 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 33.7%.
The plant is interconnected to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Mesquite Solar 3, LLC ranks as the 15th largest solar plant in Arizona out of 23, and 363rd nationally out of 639. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $53.78 per MWh.
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
23.5K MWh
Latest Month
443.4K MWh
Annual Generation
33.7%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$33.9/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$53.8/MWh
PPA Price
$9.7/MWh
Energy Value
Pricing & Market Data
MEDIUM confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
MSOLAR_7_NBT1
Pricing Hub
TH_SP15_GEN-APND
Location Type
Pricing Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (4)Beta
Industry·corporate
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)
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
Deals·ppa
Navy Signs Agreement for Largest Purchase of Renewable Energy by Federal Entity
The Department of the Navy (DON), Western Area Power Administration (Western), and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power hosted a ceremony Aug.
Department of the Navy (buyer)Western Area Power Administration (other)
www.navy.mil·10 years ago
Industry·corporate
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 (developer)
POWER Magazine·12 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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