Calipatria Solar Farm

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Ranked #191 of 972 Solar plants in CA#1652 of 7790 nationally

20 MW Solar operating in Imperial, CA — Imperial Irrigation District

EIAGEMWD

20 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2016

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

33.1440, -115.4975

County

Imperial, CA

Nearby Plants

Calipatria State Prison
Solar6 MW · 2.5 km
CE Turbo LLC
Geothermal11.5 MW · 2.9 km
Solar Gen 2 Solar Facility
Solar163.2 MW · 3.6 km

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Southern Power Co	First Solar	—
Owner(s)	Calipatria, LLC	Southern	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Calipatria Solar Farm is a 20 MW (nameplate) solar photovoltaic power plant located in Imperial County, California. The plant began operating in 2016 and has one generator. It is owned by Southern and operated by Southern Power Co. The primary fuel source is solar, and the facility utilizes single-axis tracking. Calipatria Solar Farm is within the Imperial Irrigation District balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.

In its most recent year of operation, Calipatria Solar Farm generated 38,317 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 21.8%. The plant ranks 188th in size among California's 862 solar plants and 1562nd nationally out of 7108 plants. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL, and news coverage includes 8 articles related to the industry and 2 related to deals.

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Engineering & Generators