Desert Harvest II LLC

OperatingBESSSolarHybrid

Ranked #107 of 963 Solar plants in CA#703 of 7447 nationally

105 MW Batteries (35 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (70 MW) operating in Riverside, CA — California Independent System Operator

EIAGEMWD

105 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Hybrid (2)

Technology

Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic

2020

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

33.8000, -115.3800

County

Riverside, CA

Nearby Plants

Desert Harvest, LLC
Solar80 MW · 0.0 km
Desert Sunlight 250, LLC
Solar249.7 MW · 1.5 km
Sunlight Storage
BESS230 MW · 2.1 km

Ownership & Operator

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	Desert Harvest II LLC	EDF Renewables	—
Owner(s)	Desert Harvest II LLC	EDF Renewables [100%]	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as EDF Renewables [100%]

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

Desert Harvest II LLC is a 105 MW hybrid power plant located in Riverside County, California. The plant, which combines solar photovoltaic generation with battery energy storage, began operating in 2020. It is owned and operated by Desert Harvest II LLC. The facility utilizes single-axis solar tracking and has a battery energy storage system (BESS) with a capacity of 140 MWh and a duration of 4 hours, employing lithium-ion battery chemistry (LIB). The plant's primary fuel source is listed as "MWH" in the data.

The plant operates within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. In its latest year of operation, Desert Harvest II LLC generated 180,613 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 19.6%. The plant has a reported PPA price of $9.25 per MWh. Desert Harvest II LLC is ranked as the 104th largest power plant in California out of 112, and 464th nationally out of 514.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata Global Energy Monitor

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

WECC

Balancing Authority

California Independent System Operator

Grid Voltage

230 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Independent Power Producer

Sector

IPP Non-CHP

Generation

9.4K MWh

Latest Month

180.6K MWh

Annual Generation

19.6%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2023 – Dec 2025

Financial DataBeta

Source: FERC Electric Quarterly Reports, LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH

$11.4/MWh

PPA Price

Desert Harvest II LLC

Contract Seller

Per-Unit Cost Trends

Pricing & Market Data

MEDIUM confidence

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

CAISO

LMP Node

DSRTSN_2_DS2X2-APND

Pricing Hub

TH_SP15_GEN-APND

Location Type

Aggregated Node

Node Source

Curated node match

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