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Los Angeles County, California · EIA plant ID 58449 · Operator: CD US Solar MT 2 LLC
Nameplate4MWSummer 4 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation3GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor8%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2014
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10 | 28.7% | — |
| 2015 | 4.2 | 12.1% | — |
| 2016 | 4.2 | 12.0% | — |
| 2017 | 4.1 | 11.7% | — |
| 2018 | 4 | 11.4% | — |
| 2019 | 3.9 | 11.0% | — |
| 2020 | 4 | 11.3% | — |
| 2021 | 3.1 | 8.8% | — |
| 2022 | 3.3 | 9.3% | — |
| 2023 | 2.6 | 7.5% | — |
| 2024 | 3.7 | 10.5% | — |
| 2025 | 3 | 8.5% | — |
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 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Jan 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1.5 | 1.5 | Jan 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 1 | Jan 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: CD US Solar MT 2 LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| CD US Solar PO 2 LLC | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Lockheed Martin Palmdale Solar PV | 21 MW | 6.4 km |
| Kettering Solar 2 | 1 MW | 7.2 km |
| Kettering Solar 1 | 1 MW | 7.2 km |
| Lancaster Solar 2 | 2 MW | 7.4 km |
| Foundation CDCR LAC | 2 MW | 7.5 km |
| Green Beanworks D PV | 3 MW | 7.5 km |