Corcoran Solar 3
Kings County, California · EIA plant ID 59900 · Operator: RWE Clean Energy
Nameplate20MWSummer 20 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation48GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor27%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 | 53.4 | 33.2% | — |
| 2017 | 52.1 | 29.7% | — |
| 2018 | 52.6 | 30.0% | — |
| 2019 | 49.8 | 28.4% | — |
| 2020 | 46.7 | 26.6% | — |
| 2021 | 50.2 | 28.7% | — |
| 2022 | 52.8 | 30.1% | — |
| 2023 | 49.2 | 28.1% | — |
| 2024 | 46.4 | 26.4% | — |
| 2025 | 48.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C3CA | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 20 | 20 | Feb 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: RWE Clean Energy. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| RWE Clean Energy | 100.0% | 20 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Corcoran Solar 2 | 20 MW | 1 km |
| Corcoran Solar | 20 MW | 1.7 km |
| CID Solar (CA) | 2 MW | 2 km |
| CID Solar, LLC | 20 MW | 2.3 km |
| Corcoran Irrigation District Floating So | 3 MW | 2.3 km |
| Cottonwood Solar, LLC (City of Corcoran) | 12 MW | 3.3 km |