Phoenix Airport Rental Car Center
Maricopa County, Arizona · EIA plant ID 58709 · Operator: Solar Star Arizona II LLC
Nameplate2MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation4GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor34%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2012
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 | 6.6 | 53.6% | — |
| 2014 | 6.6 | 53.6% | — |
| 2015 | 6.4 | 52.4% | — |
| 2016 | 6.5 | 52.8% | — |
| 2017 | 6.4 | 52.4% | — |
| 2018 | 6.1 | 49.7% | — |
| 2019 | 5.8 | 47.3% | — |
| 2020 | 6 | 48.5% | — |
| 2021 | 5.8 | 47.7% | — |
| 2022 | 4.4 | 35.5% | — |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 22.1% | — |
| 2024 | 4.4 | 35.8% | — |
| 2025 | 4.2 | 33.9% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARCC | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1.6 | 1.4 | Dec 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Solar Star Arizona II LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Solar Star Arizona II LLC | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Phoenix Airport East Economy Lot | 1 MW | 5.6 km |
| AES ES GILBERT | 10 MW | 8.4 km |
| Crosscut | 3 MW | 9.2 km |
| West Phoenix | 1,207 MW | 10.6 km |
| AZ State University - Tempe Campus Solar | 3 MW | 10.8 km |
| Arizona State University CHP | 17 MW | 10.9 km |