60 MW Solar operating in Kern, CA — Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
60 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2016
Operating Since
Coordinates
35.2047, -118.0688
County
Kern, 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 | RE Barren Ridge 1, LLC | Recurrent Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | RE Barren Ridge 1, LLC | KEPCO [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as KEPCO [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
RE Barren Ridge 1 is a 60 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Kern County, California. The plant began operating in 2016 and has a single generator. The primary fuel source is solar, and the facility utilizes single-axis tracking. The plant is operated by RE Barren Ridge 1, LLC. It ranks 69th out of 862 power plants in California and 1067th out of 7108 plants nationally.
The plant's latest annual generation was 174,985 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 33.2%. RE Barren Ridge 1 operates within the balancing authority of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and is part of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $67.16 per MWh.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
8.2K MWh
Latest Month
175.0K MWh
Annual Generation
33.2%
Capacity Factor
$53.5/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$67.2/MWh
PPA Price
$9.1/MWh
Energy Value
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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