North Lancaster Ranch
Los Angeles County, California · EIA plant ID 59962 · Operator: AES Distributed Energy
Nameplate20MWSummer 18 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation39GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor24%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 | 1 | 6.5% | — |
| 2017 | 39.5 | 22.6% | — |
| 2018 | 38.6 | 24.4% | — |
| 2019 | 38.9 | 24.7% | — |
| 2020 | 33.7 | 21.3% | — |
| 2021 | 35.2 | 22.3% | — |
| 2022 | 28 | 17.8% | — |
| 2023 | 28.9 | 18.3% | — |
| 2024 | 37.2 | 23.6% | — |
| 2025 | 38.6 | 24.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLR | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 20 | 18 | 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).
| North Lancaster Ranch | 100.0% | 20 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Summer Solar LLC | 20 MW | 0.6 km |
| Antelope Expansion 3B | 5 MW | 0.9 km |
| Central Antelope Dry Ranch C | 20 MW | 1.2 km |
| Antelope Expansion 3A | 15 MW | 1.3 km |
| Western Antelope Blue Sky B | 20 MW | 1.4 km |
| TA-High Desert LLC | 20 MW | 1.4 km |