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

Metric	Arlington Energy Center II Riverside County	Desert Quartzite Riverside County
Capacity	365 MW	450 MW
Technology	Solar Photovoltaic, Batteries	Solar Photovoltaic, Batteries
Operator	Arlington Energy Center II	Desert Quartzite LLC
Operating units	3	2
Latest 12-month generation	640.6 GWh	852.5 GWh
Latest complete-year capacity factor	19.8% (2025)	20.9% (2025)
National technology rank	#120 of 7,234	#38 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	Arlington Energy Center II Riverside County	Desert Quartzite Riverside County
Capacity	365 MW	450 MW
Technology	Solar Photovoltaic, Batteries	Solar Photovoltaic, Batteries
Operator	Arlington Energy Center II	Desert Quartzite LLC
Operating units	3	2
Latest 12-month generation	640.6 GWh	852.5 GWh
Latest complete-year capacity factor	19.8% (2025)	20.9% (2025)
National technology rank	#120 of 7,234	#38 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.