Fresno Solar
Fresno County, California · EIA plant ID 60083 · Operator: Wellhead Services Inc
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation4GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor16%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 | 0.6 | 9.8% | — |
| 2016 | 6.4 | 24.4% | — |
| 2017 | 6.1 | 23.4% | — |
| 2018 | 6.2 | 23.7% | — |
| 2019 | 6.2 | 23.7% | — |
| 2020 | 6.4 | 24.3% | — |
| 2021 | 6.4 | 24.5% | — |
| 2022 | 6.1 | 23.2% | — |
| 2023 | 3.8 | 14.5% | — |
| 2024 | 4.7 | 17.9% | — |
| 2025 | 4.3 | 16.5% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV-S | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1.5 | 1.5 | Oct 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| PV-W | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1.5 | 1.5 | Oct 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Wellhead Services Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Wellhead Services Inc | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Fresno Cogen Partners | 87 MW | 0.5 km |
| Crystal Farms Local Solar | 4 MW | 6.7 km |
| Stroud Solar Station | 20 MW | 9.5 km |
| San Joaquin Solar | 21 MW | 10.7 km |
| Van der Hoek Solar Array/ Dairy | 2 MW | 12.6 km |
| Tranquillity ID | 1 MW | 13 km |