West Tambo Clean Power II

OperatingSolar

Ranked #596 of 972 Solar plants in CA#5337 of 7790 nationally

2 MW Solar operating in Merced, CA — California Independent System Operator

EIAGEM

2 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2024

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

37.3610, -120.7194

County

Merced, CA

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Status

Latest milestoneCOD achievedSolarQuarter · 2025-03-03

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	West Tambo Clean Power II	West Tambo Clean Power II	—
Owner(s)	West Tambo Clean Power II	—	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.

DeveloperRenewable AmericaSolarQuarter · 2025-03-03

About

West Tambo Clean Power II is a 2 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Merced County, California. The plant began operating in 2024 and has a single generator. It is owned and operated by West Tambo Clean Power II. The facility utilizes single-axis tracking to maximize solar energy capture.

The plant's latest annual generation was 877 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 5.0%. West Tambo Clean Power II operates within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. It is ranked as the 525th largest power plant in California out of 862, and 4954th nationally out of 7108.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

ISO/RTO

CAISO

Market

ISO/RTO Member

NERC Region

WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Balancing Authority

Generation

151 MWh

Latest Month

877 MWh

Annual Generation

5.0%

Capacity Factor

Financial Data

EIA Avg CostEIA Construction Cost AveragesMEDIUM

2023

Construction CostOperating CostPricing & Revenue

$1,544/kW

Est. Construction Cost

Total estimated cost: $3.1M

Technology Average·Based on EIA averages — not plant-specific financial reports

Pricing & Market Data

MEDIUM confidence

Point of Interconnection

Nearest Substation

Merced Irrigation District Substation

Substation Distance

3.63 km

Coord Source

OSM spatial

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

CAISO

LMP Node

LVNGSTN_7_N002

Pricing Hub

TH_ZP26_GEN-APND

Location Type

Pricing Node

Node Source

Curated node match

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