UC Davis South Campus
Yolo County, California · EIA plant ID 59872 · Operator: Solar Star California XXXII, LLC
Nameplate13MWSummer 13 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation12GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor10%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 | 5 | 5.2% | — |
| 2016 | 29.7 | 26.0% | — |
| 2017 | 29.5 | 25.9% | — |
| 2018 | 30.8 | 27.1% | — |
| 2019 | 29.9 | 26.2% | — |
| 2020 | 27.8 | 24.3% | — |
| 2021 | 28.5 | 25.1% | — |
| 2022 | 25 | 21.9% | — |
| 2023 | 23.4 | 20.5% | — |
| 2024 | 17.4 | 15.3% | — |
| 2025 | 11.9 | 10.5% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCD1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 13 | 13 | Mar 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Solar Star California XXXII, LLC. 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 | 100.0% | 13 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| West Village Solar - Array 2 Community S | 1 MW | 2.4 km |
| West Village Solar - Array 1Community So | 1 MW | 2.5 km |
| Grassland 3&4 Solar Project | 2 MW | 7.4 km |
| Grassland 1&2 Solar Project | 2 MW | 7.4 km |
| MM Yolo Power | 4 MW | 7.5 km |
| Yolo County Solar Project | 1 MW | 12.3 km |