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250 MW Solar operating in Riverside, CA — California Independent System Operator
250 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Solar Thermal without Energy Storage
Technology
2013
Operating Since
Coordinates
33.6650, -114.9981
County
Riverside, CA
Nearby Plants
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 | Genesis Solar LLC | NextEra Energy | NextEra Energy Resources |
| Owner(s) | Genesis Solar LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
The Genesis Solar Energy Project is a concentrated solar power station located in the Mojave Desert on 1,920 acres (780 ha) of Bureau of Land Management land, in eastern Riverside County, California. The plant is owned/managed by Genesis Solar, LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC. The Genesis Solar Energy Project is located about 25 miles (40 km) west of Blythe, in the Lower Colorado River Valley. The plant was built in the Colorado Desert along an ancient trade route that native people had traveled for thousands of years. The route traversed the Sonoran Desert and enabled trade between the Colorado River and the coast.
Read more on WikipediaThe Genesis Solar Energy Project is a 250 MW solar thermal power plant located in Riverside County, California. The plant, which began operating in 2013, utilizes solar thermal technology without energy storage and single-axis solar tracking. It is owned by NextEra Energy and operated by Genesis Solar LLC. The plant is connected to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
In its most recent year of operation, the Genesis Solar Energy Project generated 607,891 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 27.8%. Genesis Solar is the 13th largest solar plant in California out of 59, and the 142nd largest in the United States out of 639. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL, and the plant has been mentioned in 9 news articles, primarily related to industry news.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
CAISO
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
California Independent System Operator (CISO)
Grid Voltage
230.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
19.2K MWh
Latest Month
607.9K MWh
Annual Generation
27.8%
Capacity Factor
Data from 2014
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
CAISO
LMP Node
TOT223L2_7_N001
Pricing Hub
TH_SP15_GEN-APND
Location Type
Pricing Node
Node Source
Curated node match
Last updated 2026-03-26
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