Desert Sunlight 300, LLC
Riverside County, California · EIA plant ID 57993 · Operator: NextEra Energy Desert Sunlight 300, LLC
Nameplate314MWSummer 314 MW
Generators11in service
Net generation620GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor23%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2013
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 75.8 | 25.7% | — |
| 2014 | 547.4 | 25.4% | — |
| 2015 | 672.8 | 24.5% | — |
| 2016 | 722.5 | 26.2% | — |
| 2017 | 702.9 | 25.6% | — |
| 2018 | 724.9 | 26.4% | — |
| 2019 | 695.3 | 25.3% | — |
| 2020 | 658.5 | 23.9% | — |
| 2021 | 696.3 | 25.3% | — |
| 2022 | 686.4 | 25.0% | — |
| 2023 | 659.4 | 24.0% | — |
| 2024 | 666.9 | 24.2% | — |
| 2025 | 620.2 | 22.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSL1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 40.3 | 40.3 | Nov 2013 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| DSL10 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 30.2 | 30.2 | Nov 2013 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| DSL11 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 20.2 | 20.2 | Nov 2013 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| DSL2 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 40.3 | 40.3 | Nov 2013 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| DSL3 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 40.3 | 40.3 | Nov 2013 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| DSL4 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 30.2 | 30.2 | Nov 2013 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| DSL5 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 25.2 | 25.2 | Jun 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| DSL6 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 25.2 | 25.2 | Aug 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| DSL7 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 20.2 | 20.2 | Aug 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| DSL8 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 18.9 | 18.9 | Oct 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| DSL9 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 22.7 | 22.7 | Oct 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: NextEra Energy Desert Sunlight 300, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Shaw Creek Solar | 43.6% | 137 MW |
| Sumitomo Corporation of America | 21.8% | 68 MW |
| General Electric Capital Corp | 21.8% | 68 MW |
| NextEra Energy Partners LP | 6.4% | 20 MW |
| NRG Yield LLC | 3.2% | 10 MW |
| Harbert Power Fund V | 3.2% | 10 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Desert Sunlight 250, LLC | 250 MW | 2 km |
| Sunlight Storage | 230 MW | 2.4 km |
| Desert Harvest II LLC | 105 MW | 2.9 km |
| Desert Harvest, LLC | 80 MW | 2.9 km |
| Athos Solar Project | 250 MW | 8.8 km |
| SE Athos II, LLC | 200 MW | 8.8 km |