Solar Photovoltaic Project #42
Tulare County, California · EIA plant ID 57441 · Operator: Southern California Edison Co
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators10in service
Net generation6GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor15%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2012
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6.3 | 86.7% | — |
| 2013 | 9.4 | 21.4% | — |
| 2014 | 8.9 | 20.2% | — |
| 2015 | 9.3 | 21.2% | — |
| 2016 | 8.8 | 20.0% | — |
| 2017 | 8.1 | 18.6% | — |
| 2018 | 7.4 | 16.9% | — |
| 2019 | 8.2 | 18.6% | — |
| 2020 | 6.7 | 15.2% | — |
| 2021 | 8.1 | 18.5% | — |
| 2022 | 9.4 | 21.4% | — |
| 2023 | 6.9 | 15.8% | — |
| 2024 | 7.6 | 17.3% | — |
| 2025 | 6.4 | 14.7% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S42A | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.5 | 0.5 | Nov 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| S42B | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.5 | 0.5 | Nov 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| S42C | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.5 | 0.5 | Nov 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| S42D | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.5 | 0.5 | Nov 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| S42E | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.5 | 0.5 | Nov 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| S42F | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.5 | 0.5 | Nov 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| S42G | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.5 | 0.5 | Nov 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| S42H | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.5 | 0.5 | Nov 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| S42I | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.5 | 0.5 | Nov 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| S42J | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.5 | 0.5 | Nov 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Southern California Edison Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Southern California Edison Co | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| South County Detention Center Solar | 1 MW | 1.7 km |
| Porterville 6 and 7 | 3 MW | 5.5 km |
| Deer Creek Hybrid | 103 MW | 7 km |
| Porterville Solar | 4 MW | 8.9 km |
| Tulare Success Power Project | 1 MW | 14 km |
| Anode (Springville) BESS | — | 15 km |