Aratina Solar Center 1A — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68661
- Capacity
- 195 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Under construction
- Location
- San Bernardino, CA
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- 64NB 8me LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- California Independent System Operator
- ISO/RTO
- CAISO
- NERC Region
- WECC
Aratina Solar Center 1A
Under constructionBESSSolarHybridGEM: construction
Ranked #65 of 963 Solar plants in CA#390 of 7447 nationally
195 MW Batteries (75 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (120 MW) under construction in San Bernardino, CA — California Independent System Operator
EIAGEM
195 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic
—
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
34.9880, -117.5716
County
San Bernardino, CA
Nearby Plants
- Aratina Solar Center 1BBESS325 MW · 0.0 km
- Resurgence SolarBESS165 MW · 3.2 km
- Resurgence Solar IIBESS88 MW · 3.2 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | 64NB 8me LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | 64NB 8me LLC | — | — |
| Status | Under construction | construction | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Aratina Solar Center 1A is a 195 MW hybrid power plant located in San Bernardino County, California. The facility, identified by plant ID 68661, is owned and operated by 64NB 8me LLC. The plant utilizes both solar photovoltaic technology and batteries, with its primary fuel source listed as MWH. Aratina Solar Center 1A employs a fixed tilt solar tracking system.
The plant operates within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Aratina Solar Center 1A is ranked as the 72nd largest power plant in California out of 112, and nationally it is ranked 327th out of 514. The facility consists of 2 generators.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
California Independent System Operator
Grid Voltage
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 confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Segs 7
Substation Distance
2.643 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
SUNGEN_1_B1
Pricing Hub
TH_SP15_GEN-APND
Location Type
Pricing Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (9)Beta
Industry·corporate
Solar project stirs dust-up in Boron
The community of Boron in eastern Kern County is a little dusty to start with, as close as it is to a large open-pit mine,...
Tehachapi News·6 months ago
Deals·project finance
US renewables and battery storage developers Avantus, Arevon, and Clearway secure financing
Avantus has closed more than US$500 million 200MW/500MWh Aratina 1 battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Kern County, California.
Avantus (developer)Arevon (developer)
Energy-Storage.News·8 months ago
Industry·corporate
'Destroying this place': Residents despair over massive project in Calif. town
There are no stoplights in Boron. There's no youth center either, though much of the town's daily life revolves around its children.
SFGATE·1 years ago
Industry·corporate
Stop Aratina Solar Project Rally held in Boron | News | desertnews.com
BORON – A handful of Boron residents turned out for a rally to protest the building of a solar farm just outside their backyard,...
Aratina Solar Project (operator)
desertnews.com·1 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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