Western Antelope Blue Sky B
Los Angeles County, California · EIA plant ID 59961 · Operator: AES Distributed Energy
Nameplate20MWSummer 19 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation52GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor31%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 | 4.1 | 27.8% | — |
| 2017 | 54 | 30.8% | — |
| 2018 | 57.2 | 34.4% | — |
| 2019 | 55 | 33.0% | — |
| 2020 | 55.1 | 33.0% | — |
| 2021 | 54.7 | 32.9% | — |
| 2022 | 53.9 | 32.4% | — |
| 2023 | 49.3 | 29.6% | — |
| 2024 | 50.2 | 30.1% | — |
| 2025 | 52.2 | 31.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WABSB | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 20 | 19 | Dec 2016 | 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).
| Western Antelope Blue Sky Ranch B | 100.0% | 20 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Antelope Expansion 3A | 15 MW | 0.9 km |
| Elevation Solar C | 40 MW | 0.9 km |
| Antelope DSR 3 | 20 MW | 1 km |
| North Lancaster Ranch | 20 MW | 1.4 km |
| Antelope Expansion 2 | 105 MW | 1.5 km |
| Antelope Expansion 3B | 5 MW | 1.6 km |