Kingbird A Solar LLC
Kern County, California · EIA plant ID 59868 · Operator: CD Arevon USA, Inc.
Nameplate20MWSummer 20 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation38GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor22%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2016
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 | 42.1 | 31.9% | — |
| 2017 | 59.4 | 33.9% | — |
| 2018 | 60.7 | 34.6% | — |
| 2019 | 57.4 | 32.8% | — |
| 2020 | 56.4 | 32.1% | — |
| 2021 | 59.2 | 33.8% | — |
| 2022 | 56.4 | 32.2% | — |
| 2023 | 56.2 | 32.1% | — |
| 2024 | 45.8 | 26.1% | — |
| 2025 | 38.2 | 21.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN01 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 20 | 20 | Apr 2016 | 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).
| 8point3 Operating Company LLC | 70.0% | 14 MW |
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | 30.0% | 6 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Kingbird B Solar, LLC | 20 MW | 0.8 km |
| Solar Star 1 | 318 MW | 2.6 km |
| Solar Star 4 | — | 3.3 km |
| Solar Star 3 | — | 3.3 km |
| RE Astoria | 100 MW | 3.7 km |
| Rosamond South II | — | 3.7 km |