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Largest solar power plants in CAISO

Utility-scale solar and solar-hybrid power plants ranked by EIA-reported nameplate capacity. Rankings use EIA-anchored plant records in CAISO.

Plants
829
Ranked operating records
EIA nameplate capacity
31 GW
Sum across this peer set
Largest
1,000 MW
Bellefield Solar and Energy Storage Farm

Capacity ranking

829 plants
RankPlantCapacity
1Bellefield Solar and Energy Storage Farm50LW 8me LLC1,000 MW
2Topaz Solar FarmTopaz Solar Farms LLC585.9 MW
3Rexford Solar FarmAES Clean Energy540 MW
4McCoy Solar Energy Project HybridMcCoy Solar, LLC500.6 MW
5Solar BlueWestlands Solar Blue475 MW
6Desert QuartziteDesert Quartzite LLC450 MW
7McFarland B Solar and StorageAES Clean Energy450 MW
8Daggett 3Daggett Solar Power 3 LLC449 MW
9Slate HybridMN8 Energy LLC440.3 MW
10Arica SolarArica Solar, LLC399 MW
11Oberon II Solar ProjectBatteries, Solar Photovoltaic375 MW
12Oberon Solar ProjectBatteries, Solar Photovoltaic375 MW
13Arlington Energy Center IIArlington Energy Center II365 MW
14ProximaProxima Solar, LLC352 MW
15Scarlet II HybridEDPR Scarlet II LLC350 MW
16Agua Caliente Solar ProjectAgua Caliente Solar347.7 MW
17Golden Field Solar III, LLCGolden Fields Solar III, LLC339 MW
18Blythe Mesa Solar IIBatteries, Solar Photovoltaic335.6 MW
19Solar Star 1Solar Star California XIX, LLC318 MW
20Desert Sunlight 300, LLCNextEra Energy Desert Sunlight 300, LLC313.7 MW
21Daggett 2Daggett Solar Power 2 LLC313 MW
22McFarland A Solar and StorageAES Clean Energy300 MW
23Stateline SolarSouthern Power Co299.5 MW
24Edwards Sanborn E1ATerra-Gen Operating Co-Hybrid293.3 MW
25Edwards Sanborn E1BTerra-Gen Operating Co-Hybrid290.4 MW
26Fifth Standard Solar PV, LLC (Hybrid)RWE Clean Energy287 MW
27ChestnutChestnut Westside LLC285.6 MW
28Mojave Solar ProjectMojave Solar LLC280 MW
29Solar Star 2Solar Star California XX, LLC279 MW
30RE TranquillitySouthern Power Co277.3 MW
31RE GarlandSouthern Power Co273.1 MW
32Chaparral SpringsLeeward Asset Management, LLC262 MW
33Silver State Solar Power SouthSilver State Solar Power South, LLC260.1 MW
34Edwards Sanborn E2Terra-Gen Operating Co-Hybrid257.8 MW
35Rosamond South 1Golden Fields Solar IV, LLC257 MW
36AV Solar Ranch OneAV Solar Ranch 1 LLC253 MW
37Mount Signal Solar Farm VImperial Valley Solar 3, LLC252.3 MW
38Blythe Solar III, LLC HybridBlythe Solar III, LLC251.8 MW
39AquamarineAqua250 MW
40Athos Solar ProjectSE Athos I, LLC250 MW
41Genesis Solar Energy ProjectGenesis Solar LLC250 MW
42Victory PassVictory Pass I, LLC250 MW
43California Valley Solar RanchClearway Energy Operating LLC249.8 MW
44Desert Sunlight 250, LLCNextEra Energy Desert Sunlight 250, LLC249.7 MW
45Edwards Sanborn E4Terra-Gen Operating Co-Hybrid248.9 MW
46Blythe Solar II, LLCBlythe Solar II, LLC246.2 MW
47Northern Orchard Solar PV, LLCRWE Clean Energy242 MW
48Arlington Energy Center IIIArlington Energy Center III241 MW
49Scarlet Solar (CA)EDP Renewables North America LLC240 MW
50Baldy Mesa Solar & StorageAES Clean Energy225 MW

Capacity is EIA-reported nameplate capacity, not seasonal capability or available operating capacity. A plant can include multiple generators and technologies; hybrid plants may appear in multiple peer groups.