North Palm Springs 1A
Riverside County, California · EIA plant ID 57743 · Operator: Altus Power America Management, LLC
Nameplate3MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation5GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor26%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 | 3.6 | 23.0% | — |
| 2013 | 5.2 | 24.8% | — |
| 2014 | 4.6 | 22.1% | — |
| 2015 | 5.2 | 24.6% | — |
| 2016 | 3.7 | 17.4% | — |
| 2017 | 2.9 | 13.6% | — |
| 2018 | 2.9 | 13.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 27.0% | — |
| 2020 | 5.5 | 26.3% | — |
| 2021 | 5.6 | 26.7% | — |
| 2022 | 5.1 | 24.1% | — |
| 2023 | 4.7 | 22.6% | — |
| 2024 | 5.2 | 24.7% | — |
| 2025 | 5.4 | 25.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 2.5 | 2.4 | Apr 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Altus Power America Management, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| North Palm Springs Investments, LLC | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Mountain View III | 22 MW | 1.1 km |
| San Gorgonio Westwinds II LLC | 43 MW | 1.8 km |
| San Gorgonio Windplant WPP1993 | 50 MW | 1.9 km |
| San Gorgonio Farms Wind Farm | 31 MW | 2 km |
| Desert Peak Energy Storage I | 325 MW | 2.1 km |
| Desert Peak Energy Storage II | 75 MW | 2.1 km |