# Topaz Solar Farm

CAISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/topaz-solar-farm

Topaz Solar Farms LLC - San Luis Obispo County - CAISO

Topaz Solar Farm is a 550 MW AC project on California's Carrizo Plain, built from roughly 8.5 million First Solar thin-film modules across 4,700 acres. It has delivered power to PG&E under a 25-year agreement since 2014, with a 230 kV connection to the Morro Bay-Midway line and site planning that preserves wildlife corridors and vernal-pool habitat.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 585.9 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 57695 — plant-57695

## Facts

- **Technology:** Solar Photovoltaic
- **Operator:** Topaz Solar Farms LLC

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator / parent company:** BHE Renewables, LLC — Parent company and project owner ([source](https://www.bherenewables.com/))
- **Owner / acquirer:** MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company — Acquirer of project from First Solar; predecessor to current BHE Renewables ownership

## Sources

- [federalregister.gov](http://federalregister.gov/documents/2010/10/22/2010-26712/notice-of-intent-to-prepare-an-environmental-impact-statement-for-a-proposed-federal-loan-guarantee) — federalregister.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [pge.com](http://pge.com/assets/rates/tariffs/assets/pdf/adviceletter/ELEC_3514-E.pdf) — pge.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [s202.q4cdn.com](http://s202.q4cdn.com/499595574/files/doc_news/2011/12/1/63973a59-46e6-40cf-91a6-d8b60094ae66.pdf) — s202.q4cdn.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Website: [Topaz Solar Farms LLC](https://www.bherenewables.com/topaz-solar-farms)

Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/