Pastoria Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 67105
- Capacity
- 185.2 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Kern, CA
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Pastoria Solar Energy Company, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- California Independent System Operator
- ISO/RTO
- CAISO
- NERC Region
- WECC
Pastoria Solar
PlannedBESSSolarHybridGEM: construction
Ranked #66 of 963 Solar plants in CA#406 of 7447 nationally
185.2 MW Batteries (80 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (105 MW) planned in Kern, CA — California Independent System Operator
EIAGEM
185.2 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
34.9552, -118.8642
County
Kern, CA
Nearby Plants
- Pastoria Energy Facility, LLCNatural Gas779 MW · 1.8 km
- Wheeler Ridge 2Solar5 MW · 5.2 km
- Blue Skies Solar, LLCSolar1 MW · 5.5 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Pastoria Solar Energy Company, LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Pastoria Power, LLC, Pastoria Solar Energy Company, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Planned | construction | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Pastoria Solar is a hybrid solar photovoltaic and battery energy storage facility located in Kern County, California. The plant has a total capacity of 185.2 MW and is operated by Pastoria Solar Energy Company, LLC. The facility utilizes two generators and is fueled by solar energy (MWH). Pastoria Solar employs a fixed tilt solar tracking system.
The plant is located within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Pastoria Solar is ranked as the 73rd largest solar facility in California out of 112, and 337th nationally out of 514. The facility is classified as a hybrid plant due to its integration of both solar photovoltaic and battery technologies.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
California Independent System Operator
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
MEDIUM confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
TH_SP15_GEN-APND
Node Source
Shared substation inference
SP-15Nearby ISO Node
Pastoria SubstationSubstation
Edmonston SubstationSubstation
News & Articles (10)Beta
Deals·project finance
Arkansas utility seeks approval of 1.4GWh hybrid BESS, with financial support from Google as part of data centre deal
Entergy is seeking regulatory approval from the Arkansas PSC to construct what could become the largest BESS in the southern US State.
Entergy (operator)Google (lender)
Energy-Storage.News·6 months ago
General
Calpine to bring majority of 680MW California BESS online this summer
Calpine Corporation will bring 510MW of its 680MW capacity battery energy storage system (BESS) project in California online in summer 2024, with BYD battery...
Energy-Storage.News·1 years ago
General
Calpine to bring majority of 680MW California BESS online this summer
Calpine Corporation will bring 510MW of its 680MW capacity battery energy storage system (BESS) project in California online in summer 2024, with BYD battery...
Energy-Storage.News·1 years ago
General
Calpine to bring majority of 680MW California BESS online this summer
Calpine Corporation will bring 510MW of its 680MW capacity battery energy storage system (BESS) project in California online in summer 2024, with BYD battery...
Energy-Storage.News·1 years ago
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