Lancaster WAD B
Los Angeles County, California · EIA plant ID 59739 · Operator: AES Distributed Energy
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation7GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor27%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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.5 | 32.7% | — |
| 2018 | 8.2 | 31.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.4 | 28.2% | — |
| 2020 | 7.4 | 27.9% | — |
| 2021 | 7.3 | 27.7% | — |
| 2022 | 4.8 | 18.1% | — |
| 2023 | 5 | 19.2% | — |
| 2024 | 7.5 | 28.3% | — |
| 2025 | 7.2 | 27.5% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LWADB | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 3 | 3 | Apr 2017 | 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% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Pacifico Power Lancaster 01 | 6 MW | 2.4 km |
| SEPV Sierra | 11 MW | 7.3 km |
| City of Rosamond (CA) | 1 MW | 7.5 km |
| Lancaster Solar 2 | 2 MW | 8.1 km |
| Antelope Expansion 1B | 17 MW | 9.3 km |
| Division 2 | 1 MW | 9.8 km |