Arica Solar

OperatingBESSSolarHybrid

Ranked #12 of 963 Solar plants in CA#76 of 7447 nationally

399 MW Batteries (136 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (263 MW) operating in Riverside, CA — California Independent System Operator

EIAGEM

399 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Hybrid (2)

Technology

Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic

2024

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

33.7010, -115.3163

County

Riverside, CA

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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	Arica Solar, LLC	Clearway Energy Group	—
Owner(s)	Arica Solar, LLC	Clearway Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Arica Solar is a 399 MW hybrid power plant located in Riverside County, California. The plant, which began operating in 2024, is owned by Clearway Energy and operated by Arica Solar, LLC. It utilizes both solar photovoltaic technology and battery energy storage. The facility consists of two generators and is powered by solar energy (designated as MWH in the data). Arica Solar also incorporates a 544 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) with a 4-hour duration, utilizing lithium-ion battery chemistry (LIB). The solar array uses single-axis tracking.

Arica Solar is interconnected to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. The plant's latest annual generation was 777,143 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 22.2%. Arica Solar ranks as the 18th largest solar plant in California out of 112, and 104th nationally out of 514. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $15.75 per MWh, as reported in FERC EQRs and by LBNL Solar.

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