How big is Luna Valley?

Luna Valley has a reported capacity of 200 MW. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is Luna Valley?

Luna Valley is a Solar Photovoltaic facility in Fresno County, CA, participating in the CAISO market.

Where is Luna Valley located?

Luna Valley is in Fresno County, CA, inside the CAISO balancing area.

Who operates Luna Valley?

Luna Valley is operated by Luna Valley Solar I, LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Luna Valley generate?

Luna Valley reported 314.9 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-06. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does Luna Valley compare to other plants?

By capacity, Luna Valley ranks #140 of 7,234 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #27 of 939 in CA.

Luna Valley — 200 MW solar farm, Fresno County, CA

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Overview

Reported capacity: 200 MW
EIA-reported operating capacity; nameplate, seasonal, AC/DC, and unit ratings may differ.
Technology: Solar Photovoltaic
Primary generation technology.
Registry anchor: Plant 67848
Luna Valley Solar I, LLC · Fresno County · CAISO
Operating status: Operating
Luna Valley is operating.
Equipment: 62 inverters
Installed equipment documented in public project records.
Project financing: $700M
On July 22, 2024, Clearway announced that it had closed more than $700 million of construction financing for the 200 MW Luna Valley Solar Project and the separate 113.5 MW Daggett Storage project.

Profile

Grid role: Solar generation with co-located battery storage; the operator describes the project as contributing to grid reliability during peak demand.
Physical build: Luna Valley is an operational 200 MW solar facility in Fresno County. The documented project build scope includes PV modules and support structures, approximately 62 power-conditioning stations containing inverters and transformers, an on-site substation, battery energy-storage system with battery modules and enclosures, a 34.5 kV collection system, and approximately 1,300 feet of 230 kV PG&E transmission infrastructure connecting to the Tranquillity Switching Station. Blattner led construction. The approximately 62 PCS figure and HEM 3430 equipment designation are project-design specifications; final installed module, battery, enclosure, and inverter-model counts were not verified.
Financing: On July 22, 2024, Clearway announced that it had closed more than $700 million of construction financing for the 200 MW Luna Valley Solar Project and the separate 113.5 MW Daggett Storage project.

Structured profile

Reported capacity: 200 MW
Solar Photovoltaic
Operating status: operating
Luna Valley is operating.
Location: Fresno County
CAISO
Operator: Luna Valley Solar I, LLC
Asset role: solar
CAISO · Fresno County

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Units and generators

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

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
LVPV	200 MW 200 MW summer	Solar Photovoltaic Solar · PV	Aug 2025	Operating

Performance

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

Peer context

Technology capacity: 200 MW; Solar Photovoltaic
National rank: #140; of 7,234 operating peers
CA rank: #27; of 939 operating peers

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

314.9 GWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Jun 2026

EIA-923 monthly filing

Grid and market context

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HIFLD infrastructure inventory

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3.1 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

Jul 22, 2024

Clearway announced financial close on more than $700 million of construction financing for two California projects, including the 200 MW Luna Valley Solar Project. The named construction-financing bank consortium consisted of Nord/LB, Societe Generale, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., DNB, and ANZ.

Clearway Energy Group · Luna Valley Solar I, LLC · Nord/LB · Societe Generale · KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. · DNB · ANZ

Clearway Closes Financing and Starts Construction on Solar and Battery Energy Storage Facilities in California - Clearway Energy

Transactions and agreements

PPA Approval

Aug 10, 2023

San Diego Gas & Electric approved a 15-year Luna Valley Solar as-available energy solar/contractual-hybrid contract. The CPUC table reports a contracted-capacity range of 91–113.5 MW, with initial delivery expected on June 1, 2025.

15 yearsLuna Valley Solar I, LLC · San Diego Gas & Electric Company

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PPA Approval

Jul 11, 2024

The CPUC approved Southern California Edison's 20-year Luna Valley Solar 1 contract for 84.5 MW of solar PV capacity, with initial delivery expected on June 1, 2025.

84.5 MW contracted20 yearsSouthern California Edison Company · Luna Valley Solar 1, LLC

Source

Acquisition Closing

Apr 2025

LV-Daggett Parent Holdco LLC acquired Luna Valley Class B, the indirect owner of the Luna Valley solar facility, from Clearway Renew for initial cash consideration of $18 million.

$18.0MLV-Daggett Parent Holdco LLC · Clearway Renew · Luna Valley Class B Member LLC

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Land and environmental record

Air Permitting And Emissions Controls

SJVAPCD Rule 2010 Authority to Construct and Permit to Operate; Rule 2201 BACT requirements may apply

The Final EIR states that the project is within the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District and may require District permits. For permit-required equipment or processes, a finalized Authority to Construct must be issued before construction; Rule 2201 requires best available control technology for applicable new or modified stationary sources. No project-specific ATC or PTO number was identified in the cited record.

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Decommissioning Water Requirement

Approximately 300 acre-feet of water may be required for decommissioning

Before decommissioning, the project owner must identify and analyze the proposed water source and demonstrate that groundwater use would be sustainable. If adequate basin water is unavailable, the EIR requires trucking water to the site.

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Environmental Review And Land-Use Permit

Aug 16, 2021

SCH 2020080488; EIR No. 7813; Unclassified Conditional Use Permit No. 3671

The CEQA record identifies Fresno County as lead agency for the Luna Valley Solar Project EIR and CUP. The project scope includes construction, operation, maintenance, and eventual decommissioning of a 200-MW photovoltaic facility and energy-storage system.

EIR 7813 and CUP 3671 Luna Valley Solar Project

Land History And Environmental Condition

2024

Western Fresno County agricultural land near Mendota; generally west of State Route 33 between West South Avenue and West Dinuba Avenue, bisected by West Manning Avenue; disturbed agricultural land previously dry-farmed or left fallow for at least ten years; high selenium levels required land retirement

The site is unincorporated western Fresno County disturbed agricultural land zoned AE-20, previously dry-farmed for rangeland grasses or left fallow for at least ten years. Clearway states that the previously farmed lands were required to be retired because of high selenium levels.

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Parcel And Ownership Record

16 parcels; APNs 028-060-34T, 028-060-69ST, 028-060-70ST, 028-060-71ST, 028-060-72ST, 028-101-15ST, 028-101-17ST, 028-101-19ST, 028-101-29ST, 028-101-58ST, 028-101-59ST, 028-101-65ST, 028-101-69ST, 028-101-72ST, 028-101-74ST, and 028-101-77ST

County records identify 16 project parcels in Fresno County. The project was described as being on lands owned by either Luna Valley Solar I, LLC or Westlands Water District and subject to a purchase-option arrangement. Westlands Water District is identified as the project owner in county staff report.

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Related parties and identifiers

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Timeline and sources

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Project timeline

2020
2020
Initial development and environmental reviewSource
Fresno County environmental materials identified Luna Valley Solar I, LLC as the applicant proposing to develop, own, and operate the Luna Valley Solar Project, described as an approximately 200 MW photovoltaic project with energy storage and related facilities.
Apr 2025
Apr 2025

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