Desert Hot Springs Solar
Riverside County, California · EIA plant ID 58514 · Operator: RWE Clean Energy
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation3GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor18%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 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 6.2 | 32.3% | — |
| 2016 | 6.3 | 32.8% | — |
| 2017 | 6.1 | 31.5% | — |
| 2018 | 6.2 | 32.3% | — |
| 2019 | 6.3 | 32.4% | — |
| 2020 | 5.4 | 28.2% | — |
| 2021 | 5.7 | 29.5% | — |
| 2022 | 4.7 | 24.4% | — |
| 2023 | 5.9 | 30.6% | — |
| 2024 | 4.5 | 23.5% | — |
| 2025 | 3.5 | 17.9% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHCA | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 2.3 | 2.2 | Dec 2013 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: RWE Clean Energy. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| RWE Clean Energy | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Phoenix Wind Power LLC | 2 MW | 2 km |
| Altech III | retired | 2.5 km |
| Indigo Energy Facility | 150 MW | 2.5 km |
| Dillon Wind LLC | 45 MW | 2.8 km |
| Wagner Wind LLC | 6 MW | 2.8 km |
| Karen Avenue Wind Farm | 12 MW | 3 km |