Citizen B
Fresno County, California · EIA plant ID 59738 · Operator: AES Distributed Energy
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation9GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor20%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2015
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.7 | 18.7% | — |
| 2016 | 12.3 | 27.9% | — |
| 2017 | 11.6 | 26.5% | — |
| 2018 | 11.5 | 26.1% | — |
| 2019 | 11.2 | 25.7% | — |
| 2020 | 10.3 | 23.5% | — |
| 2021 | 5 | 11.5% | — |
| 2022 | 4 | 9.1% | — |
| 2023 | 6.6 | 15.1% | — |
| 2024 | 3.8 | 8.7% | — |
| 2025 | 8.6 | 19.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSB | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 5 | 5 | Dec 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: AES Distributed Energy. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| AES Distributed Energy | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Little Bear 4 | 50 MW | 1.8 km |
| Little Bear 5 | 50 MW | 1.8 km |
| Little Bear 3 | 20 MW | 1.8 km |
| Little Bear Solar 1, LLC | 40 MW | 1.8 km |
| North Star Solar | 62 MW | 2.1 km |
| Covanta Mendota | 28 MW | 6.9 km |