Solar Star 2
A 279 MW solar power plant in Kern, California, owned by Solar Star California XX, LLC, commissioned in 2014.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 58389Solar
Nameplate capacity
279 MW
Primary fuel
Solar
Commissioned
2014
Time in queue (2008→2015)
7.1 yrs
Owner
Solar Star California XX, LLC
Location
Kern, California
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
715.3 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Solar Photovoltaic
Units
6
This facility was matched to a CAISO interconnection request (LBNL Queued Up): queued 2008, commercial operation 2015 — 7.1 years in the queue. See the CAISO queue or typical durations.
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 798.4 | |
| 2016 | 767.8 | |
| 2017 | 768.2 | |
| 2018 | 790.1 | |
| 2019 | 756.4 | |
| 2020 | 727.9 | |
| 2021 | 790.3 | |
| 2022 | 796.6 | |
| 2023 | 653.6 | |
| 2024 | 715.3 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tumbleweed Energy Storage | Storage | 125 MW | ~2 km |
| North Rosamond Solar LLC | Solar | 151.1 MW | ~3 km |
| Willow Spring Solar, LLC | Solar | 107.9 MW | ~3 km |
| Golden Fields Solar I, LLC | Solar | 54 MW | ~3 km |
| Solar Star California, XLI, LLC | Solar | 54 MW | ~3 km |
| Rabbitbrush Solar, LLC | Solar | 120 MW | ~4 km |
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