Sunray 3
San Bernardino County, California · EIA plant ID 10438 · Operator: Sunray Energy 3 LLC
Nameplate14MWSummer 14 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation37GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor31%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2017
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), solar units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 32.9 | 6.7% | — |
| 2002 | 31.7 | 6.1% | — |
| 2003 | 28.2 | 4.2% | 10,394 |
| 2004 | 32.2 | 5.5% | 10,331 |
| 2005 | 31.5 | 5.1% | 10,314 |
| 2006 | 22.5 | 2.9% | 10,220 |
| 2007 | 29.1 | 2.1% | 7,823 |
| 2008 | 44.2 | 10.6% | 11,477 |
| 2009 | 30.9 | 7.1% | 15,628 |
| 2010 | 34.7 | 8.7% | 15,514 |
| 2011 | 38 | 10.0% | 15,145 |
| 2012 | 37.2 | 9.5% | 14,528 |
| 2013 | 36.4 | 8.8% | 14,295 |
| 2014 | 9.2 | 2.9% | 15,339 |
| 2017 | 20.6 | 29.1% | — |
| 2018 | 37.3 | 30.9% | — |
| 2019 | 39.1 | 32.4% | — |
| 2020 | 33.8 | 27.9% | — |
| 2021 | 33.7 | 27.9% | — |
| 2022 | 31.4 | 26.0% | — |
| 2023 | 32.6 | 27.0% | — |
| 2024 | 37.1 | 30.6% | — |
| 2025 | 37.2 | 30.8% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUN3 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 13.8 | 13.8 | Jun 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN1 | Solar Thermal without Energy Storage | ST | 30 | 30 | Dec 1985 | Retired Dec 2015 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Sunray Energy 3 LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| CRE-Sunray Energy 3 California LLC Delaware | 100.0% | 14 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Sunray 2 | 20 MW | 0 km |
| Daggett 3 | 449 MW | 2.5 km |
| Daggett 2 | 313 MW | 2.5 km |
| Daggett 1 | 114 MW | 2.5 km |
| Minneola Solar | — | 5.6 km |
| Newberry Solar 1 LLC | retired | 13.2 km |