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Metric	Solar Star 2 Kern County	Solar Star 1 Kern County
Capacity	279 MW	318 MW
Technology	Solar Photovoltaic	Solar Photovoltaic
Operator	Solar Star California XX, LLC	Solar Star California XIX, LLC
Operating units	6	7
Latest 12-month generation	761.2 GWh	888.9 GWh
Latest complete-year capacity factor	29.5% (2025)	32.2% (2025)
National technology rank	#58 of 7,234	#31 of 7,234
Latest EIA report	2026-06	2026-06

Generation comes from EIA-923. Capacity, unit counts, technology, and reporting relationships come from EIA-860. Incomplete reporting years are excluded from capacity-factor comparisons.

Compare power plants

Registry, engineering, and operating metrics shown on a consistent EIA basis.

Metric	Solar Star 2 Kern County	Solar Star 1 Kern County
Capacity	279 MW	318 MW
Technology	Solar Photovoltaic	Solar Photovoltaic
Operator	Solar Star California XX, LLC	Solar Star California XIX, LLC
Operating units	6	7
Latest 12-month generation	761.2 GWh	888.9 GWh
Latest complete-year capacity factor	29.5% (2025)	32.2% (2025)
National technology rank	#58 of 7,234	#31 of 7,234
Latest EIA report	2026-06	2026-06

Generation comes from EIA-923. Capacity, unit counts, technology, and reporting relationships come from EIA-860. Incomplete reporting years are excluded from capacity-factor comparisons.