# North Rosamond Solar LLC

CAISO Solar Photovoltaic · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/north-rosamond-solar-llc

North Rosamond Solar LLC is a solar power facility with 151.1 MW of EIA-reported operating capacity in Kern County, California, registered as EIA Plant ID 59879. North Rosamond Solar, LLC is the registered plant entity or operator. Project filings list 477,000 solar panels for the facility. Duke Energy Renewables acquired the project from A subsidiary of Clearway Energy Group in April 2019.

## Key facts

- Technology: Solar Photovoltaic
- Power capacity: 151.1 MW
- Operating status: operating

## Grid and market context

- ISO/RTO: CAISO
- Balancing authority: CISO
- Transmission owner: Southern California Edison (SCE)

## Source-backed facts

- Owner logo domain: derivaenergy.com — Duke Energy Renewables Rebrands as Deriva Energy under Brookfield Ownership - Deriva Energy · confidence: medium
- Identifiers: [{"value":"59879","system":"EIA plant ID"},{"value":"GEN01","system":"EIA generator ID"},{"value":"CISO","system":"Balancing Authority"},{"value":"CAISO","system":"ISO/RTO / power market"},{"value":"812","system":"CAISO participating resource ID"},{"value":"NROSR1","system":"CAISO NQC resource"},{"value":"ER19-89-000","system":"FERC docket"},{"value":"ER26-1128-000","system":"FERC docket"}] — Resource category and phase · confidence: medium
- Identifiers: [{"value":"59879","system":"EIA plant ID"},{"value":"GEN01","system":"EIA generator ID"},{"value":"CISO","system":"Balancing Authority"},{"value":"CAISO","system":"ISO/RTO / power market"},{"value":"812","system":"CAISO participating resource ID"},{"value":"NROSR1","system":"CAISO NQC resource"},{"value":"ER19-89-000","system":"FERC docket"},{"value":"ER26-1128-000","system":"FERC docket"}] — 2026 NQC List · confidence: medium
- Identifiers: [{"value":"59879","system":"EIA plant ID"},{"value":"GEN01","system":"EIA generator ID"},{"value":"CISO","system":"Balancing Authority"},{"value":"CAISO","system":"ISO/RTO / power market"},{"value":"812","system":"CAISO participating resource ID"},{"value":"NROSR1","system":"CAISO NQC resource"},{"value":"ER19-89-000","system":"FERC docket"},{"value":"ER26-1128-000","system":"FERC docket"}] — Federal Register :: North Rosamond Solar, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization · confidence: medium
- Official project url: https://derivaenergy.com/projects/north-rosamond-solar-project/ — North Rosamond Solar Project - Deriva Energy · confidence: high
- Description: North Rosamond Solar LLC is an operational solar photovoltaic plant in Kern County, California. EIA records list one GEN01 generating unit with 151.1 MW of nameplate capacity, online June 1, 2019, in the CISO balancing authority and CAISO market. The project is located on approximately 1,188 acres outside Rosamond and sells its power to Southern California Edison under a 15-year agreement. — North Rosamond Solar Project - Deriva Energy · confidence: high
- Identifiers.4: {"value":"812","system":"CAISO participating resource ID"} — Resource category and phase · confidence: medium
- Identifiers.5: {"value":"NROSR1","system":"CAISO NQC resource"} — 2026 NQC List · confidence: medium
- Identifiers.6: {"value":"ER19-89-000","system":"FERC docket"} — Federal Register :: North Rosamond Solar, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization · confidence: high
- Parties.1: {"relationship":"Parent owner and operator","name":"Deriva Energy, LLC","official_url":"https://derivaenergy.com/"} — Duke Energy Renewables Rebrands as Deriva Energy under Brookfield Ownership - Deriva Energy · confidence: medium
- Parties.2: {"relationship":"Parent company / sponsor","name":"Brookfield","official_url":"https://www.brookfield.com/"} — Duke Energy Renewables Rebrands as Deriva Energy under Brookfield Ownership - Deriva Energy · confidence: medium
- Parties.3: {"relationship":"Historical developer and owner at commercial operation","name":"Duke Energy Renewables","official_url":"https://www.duke-energy.com/"} — Duke Energy Renewables’ largest solar project now online in California | Duke Energy | News Center · confidence: high
- Parties.4: {"relationship":"Former owner and seller","name":"Clearway Energy Group","official_url":"https://clearwayenergygroup.com/"} — Duke Energy Renewables’ largest solar project now online in California | Duke Energy | News Center · confidence: medium
- Parties.5: {"relationship":"Engineering, procurement and construction contractor","name":"First Solar Electric California","official_url":"https://www.firstsolar.com/"} — North Rosamond Solar Project - Deriva Energy · confidence: high
- Parties.6: {"relationship":"Power offtaker","name":"Southern California Edison","official_url":"https://www.sce.com/"} — North Rosamond Solar Project - Deriva Energy · confidence: high
- Parties.8: {"relationship":"Tax equity financier","name":"M&T Bank Commercial Equipment Finance Group","official_url":"https://www.mtb.com/"} — Duke Energy Renewables’ largest solar project now online in California | Duke Energy | News Center · confidence: high
- Site acres: 1188 — Source · confidence: medium
- Construction scope: Ground-mounted 150 MW solar photovoltaic project on approximately 1,188 acres, with over 477,000 solar panels/modules, NEXTracker single-axis trackers, and First Solar Electric California performing design, PV-module and inverter procurement, balance-of-plant systems, and construction. — Duke Energy Renewables’ largest solar project now online in California | Duke Energy | News Center · confidence: medium
- Kind: solar — Duke Energy Renewables’ largest solar project now online in California | Duke Energy | News Center · confidence: high
- Manufacturer domain: firstsolar.com — Series 6 Family | First Solar · confidence: high
- Manufacturer name: First Solar — Duke Energy Renewables’ largest solar project now online in California | Duke Energy | News Center · confidence: high
- Significance: At commercial operation, North Rosamond was Duke Energy Renewables’ largest solar project. The approximately 150 MW facility occupies about 1,188 acres, includes more than 477,000 solar panels, and was described as capable of supplying electricity for approximately 71,000 homes. — Source · confidence: medium
- Quality notes: ["EIA reports 151.1 MW of nameplate capacity, while Duke Energy’s commercial-operation announcement describes the project as 150 MW. — Source · confidence: medium
- Quality notes: ["EIA reports 151.1 MW of nameplate capacity, while Duke Energy’s commercial-operation announcement describes the project as 150 MW. — Source · confidence: medium
- Commercial parties.1: {"relationship":"Parent owner and operator","name":"Deriva Energy, LLC","detail":"Deriva Energy identifies the North Rosamond Solar Project in its project portfolio.","official_url":"https://derivaenergy.com/"} — Source · confidence: medium
- Commercial parties.2: {"relationship":"Parent company / sponsor","name":"Brookfield","detail":"Brookfield is identified as the parent company or sponsor of Deriva Energy.","official_url":"https://www.brookfield.com/"} — Source · confidence: medium
- Commercial parties.3: {"relationship":"Historical developer and owner at commercial operation","name":"Duke Energy Renewables","detail":"Duke Energy Renewables acquired the project from a Clearway Energy Group subsidiary in April 2019 and announced its commercial operation.","official_url":"https://www.duke-energy.com/"} — Source · confidence: high
- Commercial parties.4: {"relationship":"Former owner and seller","name":"Clearway Energy Group","detail":"A Clearway Energy Group subsidiary was the predecessor owner that sold the project to Duke Energy Renewables in April 2019.","official_url":"https://clearwayenergygroup.com/"} — Source · confidence: high
- Commercial parties.5: {"relationship":"Engineering, procurement and construction contractor","name":"First Solar Electric California","detail":"Its EPC subsidiary performed project design, PV-module and inverter procurement, balance-of-plant work, and construction under a fixed-price EPC agreement.","official_url":"https://www.firstsolar.com/"} — Source · confidence: high
- Commercial parties.6: {"relationship":"Power offtaker","name":"Southern California Edison","detail":"The project’s generated energy is sold to Southern California Edison under a 15-year agreement.","official_url":"https://www.sce.com/"} — Source · confidence: high
- Commercial parties.8: {"relationship":"Tax-equity financier","name":"M&T Bank Commercial Equipment Finance Group","detail":"M&T Bank’s Commercial Equipment Finance Group provided tax equity financing.","official_url":"https://www.mtb.com/"} — Source · confidence: high
- Commercial parties.10: {"relationship":"Construction and ITC bridge-loan consortium lead","name":"CIT Power and Energy Group","detail":"CIT’s Power and Energy group led a consortium of lending institutions providing construction-loan and ITC bridge-loan facilities.","official_url":"https://www.cit.com/"} — Source · confidence: high
- Quality notes.0: EIA reports 151.1 MW of nameplate capacity, while Duke Energy’s commercial-operation announcement describes the project as 150 MW; these are retained as the source-reported figures and do not indicate a documented expansion. — Source · confidence: high
- Quality notes.1: The April 2019 acquisition is identified as a purchase by Duke Energy Renewables from a Clearway Energy Group subsidiary, but no sale consideration or portfolio transaction value is disclosed in the cited announcement. — Source · confidence: high
- Timeline.0: {"event":"Acquisition","date":"2019-04","detail":"Duke Energy Renewables acquired North Rosamond from a subsidiary of Clearway Energy Group."} — Source · confidence: high
- Timeline.1: {"event":"Construction and completion","date":"2019-06","detail":"The project was completed in June 2019; First Solar Electric California’s EPC subsidiary performed the design, procurement, and construction under a fixed-price EPC agreement."} — Source · confidence: high
- Timeline.1: {"event":"Construction and completion","date":"2019-06","detail":"The project was completed in June 2019; First Solar Electric California’s EPC subsidiary performed the design, procurement, and construction under a fixed-price EPC agreement."} — Source · confidence: high
- Timeline.2: {"event":"Commercial operation","date":"2019-06-01","detail":"EIA records show the single solar photovoltaic generating unit came online on June 1, 2019. Duke Energy announced commercial operation for the 150 MW project."} — Source · confidence: high
- Timeline.4: {"event":"Construction and ITC bridge financing","date":null,"detail":"CIT’s Power and Energy group led a consortium providing construction-loan and ITC bridge-loan facilities for equipment, engineering, construction, and other completion costs."} — Source · confidence: high
- Acquisition detail: Duke Energy Renewables acquired the North Rosamond solar project from a subsidiary of Clearway Energy Group in April 2019. — Source · confidence: medium
- Seller: A subsidiary of Clearway Energy Group — Source · confidence: medium
- Prior owner: Clearway Energy Group, through a subsidiary — Source · confidence: medium
- Acquirer: Duke Energy Renewables — Source · confidence: medium
- Transaction scope: exact_asset — Source · confidence: medium
- Grid role: Contracted utility-scale solar generation whose output is sold to Southern California Edison under a 15-year agreement. — Source · confidence: medium

## Timeline

- 2019-04 — Ownership transaction
  Duke Energy Renewables acquired the North Rosamond solar project from a subsidiary of Clearway Energy Group in April 2019.
  Source: Source (https://news.duke-energy.com/releases/duke-energy-renewables-largest-solar-project-now-online-in-california)

## Sources

- [Duke Energy Renewables Rebrands as Deriva Energy under Brookfield Ownership - Deriva Energy](https://derivaenergy.com/duke-energy-renewables-rebrands-as-deriva-energy-under-brookfield-ownership/) — derivaenergy.com · tier other
- [Resource category and phase](https://www.caiso.com/documents/resourcecategoryandphaseallparticipatingresourceids.xlsx) — caiso.com · tier other
- [2026 NQC List](https://www.caiso.com/documents/net-qualifying-capacity-report-for-compliance-year-2026.xlsx) — caiso.com · tier other
- [Federal Register :: North Rosamond Solar, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/10/18/2018-22715/north-rosamond-solar-llc-supplemental-notice-that-initial-market-based-rate-filing-includes-request) — federalregister.gov · tier regulatory
- [North Rosamond Solar Project - Deriva Energy](https://derivaenergy.com/projects/north-rosamond-solar-project/) — derivaenergy.com · tier other
- [Duke Energy Renewables’ largest solar project now online in California | Duke Energy | News Center](https://news.duke-energy.com/releases/duke-energy-renewables-largest-solar-project-now-online-in-california) — news.duke-energy.com · tier other
- [Power plant profile: North Rosamond Solar PV Park, US](https://www.power-technology.com/marketdata/power-plant-profile-north-rosamond-solar-pv-park-us/) — power-technology.com · tier other
- [Nextpower Inc., Nextracker and First Solar Collaborate on Series 6 Mounting Technology for Over 600 MW of New Projects in U.S.](https://investors.nextracker.com/news/news-details/2018/Nextracker-and-First-Solar-Collaborate-on-Series-6-Mounting-Technology-for-Over-600-MW-of-New-Projects-in-U-S--05-15-2018/default.aspx) — investors.nextracker.com · tier other
- [Series 6 Family | First Solar](https://www.firstsolar.com/en/Products/Series-6) — firstsolar.com · tier other
- [Source](https://derivaenergy.com/projects/north-rosamond-solar-project) — derivaenergy.com · tier other
- [Source](https://caiso.com/notices/announced-resource-retirement-and-mothball-list-posted-4) — caiso.com · tier other

## Data quality

- EIA reports 151.1 MW of nameplate capacity, while Duke Energy’s commercial-operation announcement describes the project as 150 MW; these are retained as the source-reported figures and do not indicate a documented expansion.

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