How big is Chaparral Springs?

Chaparral Springs has a reported capacity of 262 MW and an energy capacity of 352 MWh. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is Chaparral Springs?

Chaparral Springs is a Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic facility in Kern County, CA, participating in the CAISO market.

Where is Chaparral Springs located?

Chaparral Springs is in Kern County, CA, inside the CAISO balancing area.

Who operates Chaparral Springs?

Chaparral Springs is operated by Leeward Asset Management, LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Chaparral Springs generate?

Chaparral Springs reported 406.7 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-06. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does Chaparral Springs compare to other plants?

By capacity, Chaparral Springs ranks #233 of 7,234 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #41 of 939 in CA.

Chaparral Springs — 262 MW solar farm, Kern County, CA

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Overview

Generation / storage: 262 MW total / 352 MWh storage
Reported plant capacity and configuration.
Technology: Solar + battery storage
Primary generation technology.
Registry anchor: Plant 64864
Leeward Asset Management, LLC · Kern County · CAISO
Storage duration: 4 hours
Battery subsystem rating.
Operating status: Operating
Chaparral Springs is operating.
Equipment: 323 containers
Installed equipment documented in public project records.
Project financing: $260M
On January 10, 2023, Leeward Renewable Energy announced approximately $260 million of Green Loan construction financing for Chaparral Springs.

Profile

Grid role: Flexible, dispatchable solar-plus-storage resource that stores solar energy during low-demand or excess-production periods and dispatches it during peak demand to support grid reliability and flexibility.
Physical build: Operational Chaparral Springs is a hybrid facility comprising a 174 MW photovoltaic solar plant and an 88 MW / 352 MWh, four-hour BESS. The BESS includes 323 storage containers and 28 battery packs as reported; Powin supplied the batteries/full BESS solution, using LFP chemistry and Stack 230P 1000Vdc equipment. No aggregate battery-pack total is inferred from the source wording.
Financing: On January 10, 2023, Leeward Renewable Energy announced approximately $260 million of Green Loan construction financing for Chaparral Springs.

Structured profile

Reported capacity: 262 MW
Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic
Energy: 352 MWh
4-hour storage duration
Operating status: operating
Chaparral Springs is operating.
Location: Kern County
CAISO
Operator: Leeward Asset Management, LLC

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Units and generators

Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
CHAPB	52 MW 52 MW summer	Batteries Electricity used for energy storage · BA	Apr 2025	Operating
CHAPS	102 MW 102 MW summer	Solar Photovoltaic Solar · PV	Apr 2025	Operating
GEN01	72 MW 72 MW summer	Solar Photovoltaic Solar · PV	Apr 2025	Operating
WS3BA	36 MW 36 MW summer	Batteries Electricity used for energy storage · BA	Apr 2025	Operating

Performance

Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.

Peer context

Technology capacity: 174 MW; Solar Photovoltaic
National rank: #233; of 7,234 operating peers
CA rank: #41; of 939 operating peers

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

406.7 GWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Jun 2026

EIA-923 monthly filing

2025 capacity factor

18.0%

Using current reported nameplate capacity

Grid and market context

Deterministic links to ERCOT market resources, price records, outage disclosures, queue records, and nearby infrastructure. Candidate joins remain labeled until corroborated.

Nearby substations

HIFLD infrastructure inventory

UNKNOWN304399

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5.2 km

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Commercial, land, and environmental record

Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.

Financing

Financial Close

Jan 10, 2023

Leeward Renewable Energy closed approximately $260 million in green-loan construction financing. Wells Fargo served as administrative, green-structuring, and coordinating lead arranger; MUFG and Silicon Valley Bank served as joint lead arrangers.

$260.0MLeeward Renewable Energy · Wells Fargo · MUFG · Silicon Valley Bank

LRE Closes Financing for Chaparral Springs Solar + Storage Project

Tax Equity Investment

Jan 10, 2023

J. P. Morgan Chase provided approximately $29 million of tax-equity investment for the Chaparral Springs Solar + BESS Facility.

$29.0MLeeward Renewable Energy · J.P. Morgan Chase

LRE Closes Financing for Chaparral Springs Solar + Storage Project

Tax Equity Commitment

Jan 10, 2023

J. P. Morgan committed to invest an additional approximately $114 million of tax equity once Chaparral Springs became operational. Total tax-equity investment described as approximately $143 million.

$114.0MLeeward Renewable Energy · J.P. Morgan Chase

LRE Closes Financing for Chaparral Springs Solar + Storage Project

Transactions and agreements

Power Purchase Agreement

Oct 15, 2021

Valley Clean Energy entered a PPA with Willow Springs Solar 3 LLC dated October 15, 2021. The 2024 amendment identifies Chaparral Springs, LLC as successor by merger and Valley Clean Energy Alliance as buyer. Project described as 72 MW AC PV facility coupled with 36 MW/144 MWh BESS.

72 MW contracted15 yearsWillow Springs Solar 3, LLC · Chaparral Springs, LLC · Valley Clean Energy Alliance

Source

Land and environmental record

Site Location And Parcel Description

Apr 28, 2021

Location: unincorporated Kern County, approximately 5.5 miles west of Rosamond; Chaparral component within Township 9 North, Range 13 West and Range 14 West, SBBM, with multiple parcels.

CEQA record places the AVEP site west of Rosamond. Project coordinates: approximately 34°51'49.6563"N, 118°20'20.2236"W. Chaparral identified within Township 9 North, Range 13 West and portions of Sections 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 23 of Township 9 North, Range 14 West, SBBM.

AVEP Solar Project by Chaparral Solar, LLC and Rabbitbrush Solar, LLC

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Timeline and sources

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Project timeline

Oct 15, 2021
Oct 15, 2021
Power Purchase AgreementSource
Valley Clean Energy entered a PPA with Willow Springs Solar 3 LLC dated October 15, 2021. The 2024 amendment identifies Chaparral Springs, LLC as successor by merger and Valley Clean Energy Alliance as buyer. Project described as 72 MW AC PV facility coupled with 36 MW/144 MWh BESS.
Dec 2021
Dec 2021

Reporting portfolio

EIA reporting entity

Leeward Asset Management, LLC

Entity 50123

Operating portfolio

32 plants

12 states

Reported capacity

3,940.1 MW

Batteries · Onshore Wind Turbine · Solar Photovoltaic

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Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.

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