Wildwood Solar II
Kern County, California · EIA plant ID 59253 · Operator: Duke Energy Renewables Services
Nameplate15MWSummer 15 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation39GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor30%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2017
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017 | 40.4 | 31.4% | — |
| 2018 | 41.1 | 31.9% | — |
| 2019 | 39.2 | 30.4% | — |
| 2020 | 35.2 | 27.3% | — |
| 2021 | 38.2 | 29.6% | — |
| 2022 | 36.4 | 28.3% | — |
| 2023 | 36.6 | 28.4% | — |
| 2024 | 38.5 | 29.8% | — |
| 2025 | 38.7 | 30.0% | — |
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 | 15 | 14.7 | Jan 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Duke Energy Renewables Services. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Leeward Asset Management, LLC | 100.0% | 15 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Wildwood Solar I, LLC | 20 MW | 1.6 km |
| Flying Goose | 3 MW | 3.4 km |
| Cottonwood Solar, LLC (Goose Lake) | 12 MW | 4.1 km |
| Wingmaster | 2 MW | 10.5 km |
| Chevron - Lost Hills Hybrid | 30 MW | 10.6 km |
| Nickel 1 Solar Facility | 2 MW | 13 km |