How big is Mojave Solar Project?

Mojave Solar Project has a reported capacity of 280 MW. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is Mojave Solar Project?

Mojave Solar Project is a Solar Thermal without Energy Storage facility in San Bernardino County, CA, participating in the CAISO market.

Where is Mojave Solar Project located?

Mojave Solar Project is in San Bernardino County, CA, inside the CAISO balancing area.

Who operates Mojave Solar Project?

Mojave Solar Project is operated by Mojave Solar LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Mojave Solar Project generate?

Mojave Solar Project reported 655.2 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-06. For a storage plant this is reported gross generation — a discharge proxy, not a cycle count or a conventional capacity factor.

How does Mojave Solar Project compare to other plants?

By capacity, Mojave Solar Project ranks #1 of 6 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #1 of 5 in CA.

Mojave Solar Project — 280 MW solar farm, CA

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Overview

Reported capacity: 280 MW
EIA-reported nameplate capacity; other nameplate and seasonal ratings may differ.
Technology: Solar + battery storage
Primary generation technology.
Registry anchor: Plant 57331
Mojave Solar LLC · San Bernardino County · CAISO
Operating status: Operating
Mojave Solar Project is currently operating; a closure or retirement is listed for August 2, 2026.

Profile

Operating status: Mojave Solar Project is currently operating; a closure or retirement is listed for August 2, 2026.
Grid role: Solar-thermal generation delivered to the SCE grid from twin independently operable power islands.

Structured profile

Reported capacity: 280 MW
Solar Thermal without Energy Storage
Operating status: operating
Mojave Solar Project is currently operating; a closure or retirement is listed for August 2, 2026.
Retirement: August 2, 2026
Mojave Solar Project is currently operating; a closure or retirement is listed for August 2, 2026.
Location: San Bernardino County
CAISO
Operator

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Units and generators

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

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
MSP1	140 MW 137.5 MW summer	Solar Thermal without Energy Storage Solar · ST	Dec 2014	Operating
MSP2	140 MW 137.5 MW summer	Solar Thermal without Energy Storage Solar · ST	Dec 2014	Operating

Performance

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

Peer context

Technology capacity: 280 MW; Solar Thermal without Energy Storage
National rank: #1; of 6 operating peers
CA rank: #1; of 5 operating peers

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

655.2 GWh

Reported gross generation

Latest report

Jun 2026

EIA-923 monthly filing

2025 net exchange

590.4 GWh

Generation less station charging

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

HARPER LAKE

NOT AVAILABLE · 66 kV

1.3 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

Financing Structure Disclosed

Date not disclosed

The CPUC record states that the project would be funded through long-term debt, tax equity, and sponsor equity, but it does not identify a tax-equity investor, amount, execution date, or separate tax-equity agreement.

Mojave Solar LLC

E-4433 (Redacted Draft Alternate-Pres. Peevey) - deals with cost recovery for the long-term renewable power purchase agreement between PG&E and Mojave Solar, LLC.

Investment Tax Credit Cash-Grant Award

Sep 10, 2015

Mojave received a final U.S. Treasury 1603 cash grant in lieu of the investment tax credit in September 2015. A federal-subsidy record reports the award as $376,800,248. The grant proceeds were used to repay Mojave's short-term Federal Financing Bank tranche in October 2015.

$376.8MMojave Solar LLC · U.S. Department of the Treasury

Source

Land and environmental record

Drinking Water Permit

2017

Potable-water systems CA3601184 and CA3601185

California drinking-water records identify the Mojave Solar Project Alpha and Beta Power Plant potable treatment facilities as nontransient, noncommunity groundwater systems CA3601184 and CA3601185. The project compliance language required a County of San Bernardino operating permit and annual renewals or updates for the nontransient, noncommunity system.

Source

Emissions Control

Nov 14, 2013

Two natural-gas auxiliary boilers replaced with two heat-transfer-fluid electric heaters

CEC staff approved a 2013 modification replacing two 21.5 MMBtu/hr natural-gas-fired, low-NOx auxiliary boilers with two heat-transfer-fluid electric heaters, lowering project emissions. The plant's primary electrical output is solar thermal; the CEC separately notes diesel firewater pumps and a diesel backup generator for essential power and fire protection.

Mojave Solar Project | California Energy Commission

Environmental Compliance Milestone

Mar 5, 2026

2025 annual compliance reports docketed March 5, 2026

The CEC docket log records seven segments of the Mojave Solar Project 2025 Annual Compliance Report under docket 09-AFC-05C, docketed on March 5, 2026. The record also identifies current post-certification review of environmental areas including biological resources, hazardous materials, soil and water, waste management, and air quality.

California Energy Commission : Docket Log

Land Tenure

Private land

The U.S. Department of Energy environmental assessment states that the proposed Abengoa Mojave Solar Project was located entirely on private land. The reviewed public sources did not identify a named deed or appraisal owner for the project parcels.

EA-1798: Abengoa Mojave Solar Project near Barstow, California | Department of Energy

Site Area

Approximately 1,765 acres

The exact Mojave Solar Project site is described by the California Energy Commission as occupying approximately 1,765 acres near Harper Dry Lake, nine miles northwest of Hinkley, California.

Mojave Solar Project | California Energy Commission

Related parties and identifiers

Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.

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Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

Sep 8, 2010
Sep 8, 2010
CEC CertificationMojave Sola...
The California Energy Commission certified the Mojave Solar Project under docket 09-AFC-05.
Sep 14, 2011
Sep 14, 2011
Project Financing Closed

Mojave Solar Project