Northern Orchard Solar PV
RWE Clean EnergyKern County
Northern Orchard Solar PV, LLC is a hybrid solar and battery storage facility with 242 MW of EIA-reported total operating capacity and 368 MWh of reported storage energy capacity in Kern County, California, registered as EIA Plant ID 67039. RWE Clean Energy is the registered plant entity or operator. Its grid role is transmission-connected solar-plus-storage hybrid resource; the battery contract specifies daily availability during the 5:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. period, supporting evening-peak dispatch.
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Solar Photovoltaic, Batteries
4-hour storage duration
Northern Orchard Solar PV, LLC is operating.
CAISO
EIA plant 67039 · Inventory for Sep 2026.
| Generator | Technology | Status | Power (MW) | Energy (MWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO1 | Solar Photovoltaic | Operating | 150 | Unknown |
| NOBAT | Batteries | Operating | 92 | 368 |
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Current generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO1 | 150 MW 150 MW summer | Solar Photovoltaic PV | Jul 2025 | Operating |
| NOBAT | 92 MW 92 MW summer | Batteries BA | Jul 2025 | Operating |
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RWE identified Northern Orchard as a recently commissioned 150 MWac solar project contributing to its U.S. 10 GW clean-generation milestone. RWE stated that the co-located 92 MW/368 MWh battery would be commissioned in the following months.
CAISO · Kern County
Monthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
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Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
View full reporting portfolioEIA-860 lists generator NO1, generator NOBAT with this operating date.
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Northern Orchard Solar PV reports 150 MW solar + 92 MW battery storage of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Sep 2026.
Northern Orchard Solar PV is a Solar Photovoltaic, Batteries facility in Kern County, CA, participating in the CAISO market.
Northern Orchard Solar PV is in Kern County, CA, inside the CAISO balancing area.
Northern Orchard Solar PV is operated by RWE Americas, LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.
Northern Orchard Solar PV reported 416.1 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-07. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.
By capacity, Northern Orchard Solar PV ranks #284 of 7,597 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #49 of 972 in CA.
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