Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
Kern County, California · EIA plant ID 57764 · Operator: GSRP
Nameplate11MWSummer 11 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation24GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor25%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 | 6.4 | 19.7% | — |
| 2013 | 23.9 | 24.6% | — |
| 2014 | 29.1 | 29.9% | — |
| 2015 | 28.1 | 28.8% | — |
| 2016 | 29.4 | 30.2% | — |
| 2017 | 28.5 | 29.3% | — |
| 2018 | 26.8 | 27.6% | — |
| 2019 | 24 | 24.6% | — |
| 2020 | 26.5 | 27.2% | — |
| 2021 | 24.5 | 25.1% | — |
| 2022 | 23.6 | 24.3% | — |
| 2023 | 23.3 | 24.0% | — |
| 2024 | 22 | 22.6% | — |
| 2025 | 24.2 | 24.9% | — |
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 | 11.1 | 11.1 | Sep 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: GSRP. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| MetLife Capital Credit L.P. | 100.0% | 11 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| RB Inyokern Solar WDAT 1281 (CSG) | 12 MW | 12.1 km |
| RB Inyokern Solar WDAT 1203 (CSG) | 20 MW | 12.2 km |
| Westend Facility | 20 MW | 25.9 km |
| Argus Cogen Plant | 63 MW | 28.2 km |
| Trona Solar III | 2 MW | 32.6 km |
| Coso Energy Developers | 90 MW | 36.2 km |