Intel Folsom
Sacramento County, California · EIA plant ID 58086 · Operator: SolarCity Corporation
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation1GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor14%solar units, summer MW
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), 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 | 1.8 | 20.1% | — |
| 2013 | 1.8 | 20.4% | — |
| 2014 | 1.7 | 19.7% | — |
| 2015 | 1.7 | 19.4% | — |
| 2016 | 1.6 | 18.7% | — |
| 2017 | 1.6 | 18.4% | — |
| 2018 | 1.6 | 18.8% | — |
| 2019 | 1.5 | 17.3% | — |
| 2020 | 1.4 | 16.4% | — |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 16.2% | — |
| 2022 | 1.6 | 17.9% | — |
| 2023 | 1.4 | 16.2% | — |
| 2024 | 1.5 | 16.6% | — |
| 2025 | 1.3 | 14.4% | — |
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 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Jul 2010 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 0.5 | 0.5 | Jul 2010 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: SolarCity Corporation. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Banyan SolarCity Owner 2010 LLC | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Intel Folsom Phase 2 | 1 MW | 0.8 km |
| Intel Folsom Phase 3 | 5 MW | 0.9 km |
| Aerojet I | 3 MW | 3.6 km |
| Aerojet II | 2 MW | 4.1 km |
| Nimbus | 13 MW | 4.2 km |
| Folsom SP and CSP Sacramento | 1 MW | 4.8 km |