Beacon Solar Plant Site 2
Kern County, California · EIA plant ID 59309 · Operator: Sune Beacon Site 2, LLC
Nameplate47MWSummer 47 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation102GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor25%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2017
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.9 | 14.6% | — |
| 2018 | 127.9 | 30.9% | — |
| 2019 | 122.8 | 29.6% | — |
| 2020 | 124.8 | 30.0% | — |
| 2021 | 126.6 | 30.6% | — |
| 2022 | 128.1 | 30.9% | — |
| 2023 | 119.9 | 28.9% | — |
| 2024 | 109.9 | 26.4% | — |
| 2025 | 112.3 | 27.1% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEAC2 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 47.3 | 47.3 | Dec 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Sune Beacon Site 2, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Sune Beacon Site 2, LLC | 100.0% | 47 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 1 | 56 MW | 1.4 km |
| Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 3 | 56 MW | 2 km |
| Springbok Solar Farm 2 | 155 MW | 2.7 km |
| Beacon BESS 1 | 20 MW | 2.8 km |
| Hecate Energy Beacon Solar 4 | 50 MW | 2.9 km |
| Beacon Solar Plant Site 5 | 38 MW | 3.7 km |