Bakersfield College Solar 01Out of service
Kern County, California · EIA plant ID 57655 · Operator: Kern Community College District
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2010
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), primary-fuel 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 | 2.2 | 22.7% | — |
| 2012 | 2.1 | 22.2% | — |
| 2013 | 1.1 | 11.7% | — |
| 2014 | 2.1 | 21.9% | — |
| 2015 | 2.1 | 22.2% | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 21.2% | — |
| 2018 | 2.1 | 21.3% | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 2.1 | 22.2% | — |
| 2022 | 2.1 | 21.8% | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC01 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1.1 | 1.1 | Nov 2010 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Kern Community College District. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Kern Community College District | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Southeast Kern River Cogen | 31 MW | 1 km |
| Kern River Eastridge Cogen | 49 MW | 3.3 km |
| Bear Mountain Limited | 46 MW | 3.9 km |
| Kern River Cogeneration | 300 MW | 4.7 km |
| Sycamore Cogeneration | 300 MW | 4.8 km |
| Western Power & Steam Inc | 28 MW | 5.1 km |