20 MW Solar operating in Los Angeles, CA — California Independent System Operator
20 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2017
Operating Since
Coordinates
34.6678, -118.2981
County
Los Angeles, 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 | AES Distributed Energy | AES Distributed Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Bayshore Solar A LLC | Sustainable Power Group LLC [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Bayshore Solar A, LLC is a 20 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Los Angeles County, California. The plant began operating in 2017 and utilizes single-axis tracking technology. It is owned and operated by AES Distributed Energy. The plant's primary fuel source is solar energy. Bayshore Solar A is connected to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and resides within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
In its most recent year of operation, Bayshore Solar A generated 46,378 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 26.4%. The plant holds a rank of 128 out of 862 solar facilities in California and is ranked 1400 out of 7108 nationally. Financial data indicates that the plant has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $57.43 per MWh, according to data from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). The plant consists of one generator.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
California Independent System Operator
Grid Voltage
220 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
2.6K MWh
Latest Month
46.4K MWh
Annual Generation
26.4%
Capacity Factor
$39.4/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$57.4/MWh
PPA Price
$10.4/MWh
Energy Value
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Big Sky Substation · 220 kV
Substation Distance
0.99 km
Operator
AES Corporation
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
DELSURC1_7_N005
Pricing Hub
TH_SP15_GEN-APND
Location Type
Pricing Node
Node Source
Curated node match