Camino Solar Hybrid — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 63508
- Capacity
- 44 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Kern, CA
- Operating Since
- 2025
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Avangrid Power LLC
- Parent Company
- Avangrid
- Annual Generation
- 104,804 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 36.1%
- Balancing Authority
- California Independent System Operator
- ISO/RTO
- CAISO
- NERC Region
- WECC
Camino Solar Hybrid
OperatingSolar
Ranked #154 of 963 Solar plants in CA#1407 of 7447 nationally
44 MW Solar operating in Kern, CA — California Independent System Operator
EIAGEM
44 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2025
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
34.9303, -118.4432
County
Kern, CA
Nearby Plants
- Manzana Wind LLCWind189 MW · 1.6 km
- Pacific Wind LLCWind151.7 MW · 3.7 km
- Valentine Solar, LLCSolar111.2 MW · 6.1 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Avangrid Power LLC | Avangrid Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Avangrid Power LLC | Avangrid | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Camino Solar Hybrid is a 44 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Kern County, California. The plant began operating in 2025 and is owned by Avangrid, with Avangrid Power LLC as the operator. It utilizes a single generator and fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. The plant's primary fuel source is the sun.
In its most recent year of operation, Camino Solar Hybrid generated 104,804 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 36.1%. The plant operates within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Camino Solar Hybrid is ranked as the 89th largest solar plant in California out of 862, and 1216th nationally out of 7108.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
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
Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta
NORTHERN ORCHARD SOLAR 2
OperationalSolar50 MWCAISO
Generation
6.8K MWh
Latest Month
104.8K MWh
Annual Generation
36.1%
Capacity Factor
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
MANZNA_2_WIND-APND
Pricing Hub
TH_SP15_GEN-APND
Location Type
Aggregated Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (3)Beta
Industry·corporate
Casa dos Ventos Chooses Nextracker for 1.5 GW Solar Projects in Brazil
Nextracker announced, it has been selected by Casa dos Ventos to supply 1.5 GW of its NX Horizon-XTR all-terrain solar tracker.
Casa dos Ventos (buyer)Nextracker (seller)
World Business Outlook·7 months ago
Industry·corporate
Iberdrola begins its installation of modules at Camino Solar (California)
Iberdrola projects United States photovoltaic energy Avangrid. Pictures Go to Tab Photos. Photovoltaic plant in USA.
Iberdrola (developer)California (other)
Iberdrola·1 years ago
Industry·corporate
Avangrid announces first solar project in California
The 44MW Camino Solar project will be built by Cupertino Electric in Kern County, next to Avangrid's 189MW Manzana Wind farm and will employ more than 100...
Avangrid (developer)California (other)
reNews - Renewable Energy News·2 years ago
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