Community Solar 1
Imperial County, California · EIA plant ID 58545 · Operator: community solar i
Nameplate6MWSummer 6 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation15GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor30%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 | 6.6 | 22.6% | — |
| 2015 | 14.5 | 29.0% | — |
| 2016 | 14 | 27.9% | — |
| 2017 | 13.6 | 27.3% | — |
| 2018 | 11.7 | 23.5% | — |
| 2019 | 13.9 | 27.8% | — |
| 2020 | 14.2 | 28.4% | — |
| 2021 | 13.6 | 27.3% | — |
| 2022 | 14.1 | 28.1% | — |
| 2023 | 13.3 | 26.7% | — |
| 2024 | 13.9 | 27.8% | — |
| 2025 | 15.1 | 30.2% | — |
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 | 5.7 | 5.7 | Jun 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: community solar i. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| community solar i | 100.0% | 6 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Arrowleaf Solar and Storage | 77 MW | 4.7 km |
| Crown Cooling Facility | 1 MW | 5 km |
| Rockwood | 50 MW | 5.9 km |
| Valencia 2 | 3 MW | 6 km |
| North Brawley Geothermal Plant | 80 MW | 6.7 km |
| CE&P Imperial Valley 1 | — | 8.5 km |