Porterville 6 and 7
Tulare County, California · EIA plant ID 59219 · Operator: CD Arevon USA, Inc.
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation4GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor16%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 | 2.3 | 17.6% | — |
| 2015 | 6.2 | 23.4% | — |
| 2016 | 5.9 | 22.5% | — |
| 2017 | 5.9 | 22.3% | — |
| 2018 | 5.8 | 22.1% | — |
| 2019 | 5.8 | 22.0% | — |
| 2020 | 4.8 | 18.4% | — |
| 2021 | 5.3 | 20.1% | — |
| 2022 | 5.3 | 20.3% | — |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 12.3% | — |
| 2024 | 3 | 11.3% | — |
| 2025 | 4.2 | 16.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1.5 | 1.5 | Jul 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| PV2 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1.5 | 1.5 | Jul 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: CD Arevon USA, Inc.. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| CD Arevon USA, Inc. | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| South County Detention Center Solar | 1 MW | 3.9 km |
| Solar Photovoltaic Project #42 | 5 MW | 5.5 km |
| Porterville Solar | 4 MW | 6.1 km |
| Tulare Success Power Project | 1 MW | 8.7 km |
| Anode (Springville) BESS | — | 9.6 km |
| Deer Creek Hybrid | 103 MW | 10.5 km |