Sand Drag LLC
Kings County, California · EIA plant ID 57361 · Operator: Avenal Solar Holdings LLC
Nameplate19MWSummer 19 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation32GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor19%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2011
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.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 17.9 | 25.7% | — |
| 2012 | 40.4 | 24.2% | — |
| 2013 | 42.3 | 25.4% | — |
| 2014 | 40.7 | 24.5% | — |
| 2015 | 40.6 | 24.4% | — |
| 2016 | 40.2 | 24.1% | — |
| 2017 | 33.9 | 20.4% | — |
| 2018 | 35.4 | 21.3% | — |
| 2019 | 31.7 | 19.1% | — |
| 2020 | 35.9 | 21.5% | — |
| 2021 | 36.8 | 22.1% | — |
| 2022 | 35.5 | 21.3% | — |
| 2023 | 33.4 | 20.1% | — |
| 2024 | 28.2 | 16.9% | — |
| 2025 | 31.9 | 19.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 19 | 19 | Aug 2011 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Avenal Solar Holdings LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Avenal Solar Holdings LLC | 100.0% | 19 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Sun City Project LLC | 20 MW | 0 km |
| Avenal Park | 6 MW | 0.8 km |
| CED Avenal | 16 MW | 4 km |
| Kettleman Solar -Centaurus | 20 MW | 16.5 km |
| Key Energy Storage | — | 17.2 km |
| Westlands Solar PV Farm | 18 MW | 17.5 km |