Elevation Solar C
Los Angeles County, California · EIA plant ID 59964 · Operator: AES Distributed Energy
Nameplate40MWSummer 39 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation105GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor31%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2016
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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 | 9 | 30.4% | — |
| 2017 | 110.4 | 31.5% | — |
| 2018 | 115.9 | 33.9% | — |
| 2019 | 110.7 | 32.4% | — |
| 2020 | 110.5 | 32.3% | — |
| 2021 | 109.3 | 32.0% | — |
| 2022 | 108.8 | 31.9% | — |
| 2023 | 98.9 | 28.9% | — |
| 2024 | 99.9 | 29.2% | — |
| 2025 | 102.5 | 30.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELVSC | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 40 | 39 | 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).
| Elevation Solar C | 100.0% | 40 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Antelope DSR 3 | 20 MW | 0.7 km |
| Western Antelope Blue Sky B | 20 MW | 0.9 km |
| Central Antelope Dry Ranch C | 20 MW | 1.1 km |
| North Lancaster Ranch | 20 MW | 1.4 km |
| Summer Solar A2 | 2 MW | 1.6 km |
| Summer Solar B2 | 2 MW | 1.6 km |