How big is RE Garland?

RE Garland has a reported capacity of 273.1 MW and an energy capacity of 352 MWh. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is RE Garland?

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

Where is RE Garland located?

RE Garland is in Kern County, CA, inside the CAISO balancing area.

Who operates RE Garland?

RE Garland is operated by Southern Power Co according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does RE Garland generate?

RE Garland reported 483.5 GWh over the twelve months to 2024-12. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

Where does RE Garland connect to the grid?

RE Garland interconnects at Whirlwind Substation.

How does RE Garland compare to other plants?

By capacity, RE Garland ranks #212 of 7,234 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #38 of 939 in CA.

RE Garland — 273 MW solar farm, Kern County, CA

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Overview

Generation / storage: 273.1 MW total / 352 MWh storage
Reported plant capacity and configuration.
Technology: Solar + battery storage
Primary generation technology.
Registry anchor: Plant 60233
Southern Power Co · Kern County · CAISO
Storage duration: 4 hours
Battery subsystem rating.
Operating status: Operating
RE Garland is operating.
Commercial operation: December 14, 2016
Best-supported operating milestone.

Profile

Grid role: Hybrid solar generation with co-located lithium-ion storage providing flexible capacity for grid reliability and integration of intermittent renewable generation.
Context: RE Garland is a 200 MWac/272 MWp solar facility that Recurrent Energy described as its ninth completed solar project in Kern County and as capable of supplying approximately 50,000 homes. The current hybrid plant record reports 273.1 MW of nameplate capacity across solar and battery units.
Physical build: Hybrid RE Garland build in Kern County: approximately 723,000 Canadian Solar CS6X-P polycrystalline PV modules on single-axis trackers; a 34.5 kV collection system; 220 kV substation; transmission line; SCADA controls; and an 88 MW / 352 MWh lithium-ion battery-storage addition. Signal Energy provided turnkey EPC services for the solar facility, while Rosendin Electric constructed the battery-storage sites and Mitsubishi Power supplied the BESS equipment using Powin batteries. A CSI Electrical Contractors project page separately reports 870,000 modules, so the public module-count disclosures are inconsistent.

Structured profile

Reported capacity: 273.1 MW
Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic
Energy: 352 MWh
4-hour storage duration
Commercial operation: December 14, 2016
Operating status: operating
RE Garland is operating.
Location: Kern County
CAISO

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Units and generators

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

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
BESS1	45 MW 45 MW summer	Batteries Electricity used for energy storage · BA	Aug 2021	Operating
BESS2	43 MW 43 MW summer	Batteries Electricity used for energy storage · BA	Dec 2021	Operating
PV2	185.1 MW 180 MW summer	Solar Photovoltaic Solar · PV	Nov 2016	Operating

Performance

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

Peer context

Technology capacity: 185.1 MW; Solar Photovoltaic
National rank: #212; of 7,234 operating peers
CA rank: #38; of 939 operating peers

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

483.5 GWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Dec 2024

EIA-923 monthly filing

2024 capacity factor

20.2%

Using current reported nameplate capacity

Grid and market context

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Nearby substations

HIFLD infrastructure inventory

UNKNOWN310202

IN SERVICE

1.3 km

UNKNOWN302398

Commercial, land, and environmental record

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

Transactions and agreements

PPA Award

Feb 4, 2021

Southern Power awarded 20-year PPA by Southern California Edison for Garland Solar Facility battery-storage addition of 88 MW and 352 MWh. Southern Power stated it would operate the storage resource.

88 MW contracted20 yearsSouthern Power Renewable Partnerships, LLC · Southern California Edison

Southern Power to add Battery Energy Storage Resources to two California Solar Projects

Land and environmental record

Battery Storage Environmental Asset

Mar 29, 2022

88 MW / 352 MWh lithium-ion battery storage addition; fully operational March 29, 2022

Southern Power announced Garland battery project became fully operational on March 29, 2022. Addition includes 88 MW and 352 MWh of lithium-iron-phosphate storage. Owned in partnership with AIP Management (for PKA and PenSam) and Global Atlantic Financial Group.

Battery-based energy storage projects at Southern Power's Garland and Tranquillity solar facilities are now operational - Mar 29, 2022

Construction Water Demand

2015

Approximately 805 acre-feet for construction

EIR appendix states construction, including water for construction and panel washing, would require approximately 805 acre-feet. Potable and domestic water would be brought to site; construction water would be trucked in.

RE Garland Solar Project DEIR

Owner Stated Site Area

Approximately 2,000 acres on two sites

Southern Power's facility fact sheet describes Garland Solar Facility as occupying two sites totaling approximately 2,000 acres in Kern County. This is the approximate built facility footprint, narrower than the 2,057-acre regulatory project area.

Source

Regulatory Project Area

Mar 24, 2015

2,057 acres

Kern County CEQA project record reports total project acreage of 2,057 acres spanning multiple parcels in Sections 30–32 of T9N/R15W and Sections 26, 35, and 36 of T9N/R16W, SBB&M. This is the environmental-review area, distinct from built facility footprint.

EIR JKM <07-14>; RE Garland Solar, by RE Garland, LLC

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

2015
2015
Construction CommencedSouthern Co...
Garland construction began in late 2015; a project profile dates groundbreaking to November, while Southern Power's December announcement described construction as having begun that month.
Nov 2016
Nov 2016

Reporting portfolio

EIA reporting entity

Southern Power Co

Entity 17650

Operating portfolio

53 plants

14 states

Reported capacity

13,517.8 MW

Batteries · Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle · Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine

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

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